Forest ManageMent
                 DIRECTORATE OF FORESTS
               GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
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    Development Circle,  
    Directorate of Forests,
    Government of West Bengal,
    2016
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    West Bengal, 700098
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                                                    PREFACE
         Forestry is a multi-disciplinary subject. Being equipped with the knowledge and expertise of various subjects, a 
         forester is ultimately required to apply the same in forest management. He has to know how to plan, organize and 
         execute the appropriate management practices for the best interest of the forest wealth and the society. Under the 
         JICA project on ‘Capacity Development for Forest Management and Training of Personnel’ being implemented by 
         the Forest Department, Govt of West Bengal, this course material on Forest Management has been prepared for 
         induction training of the Foresters and Forest Guards. The object of this training manual is to help the frontline forest 
         personnel have a better perception about basic principles and procedures involved in forest management.
         The subjects covered in these materials broadly conform to the syllabus laid down in the guidelines issued by 
         the Ministry of Environment of Forests, Govt of India, vide the Ministry’s No 3 -17/1999-RT dated 05.03.13. 
         In dealing with some of the parts of the course though, the syllabus has been under minor revision to facilitate 
         better understanding of the subjects and to provide their appropriate coverage.  The revised syllabus, with such 
         modifications, is appended.
         The contents of the course material have been compiled and edited by A Basu Ray Chaudhuri, IFS (Retd). Books 
         and literature that have been made use of in preparing this course material have been cited in the respective lessons. 
         Shri A Basu Ray Chaudhuri is indebted to many forest officers who have helped in the preparation of this material.
         The efforts that have gone into making this course material will be best rewarded if the frontline staff of the forest 
         department finds it useful in their day-to-day work.
         Kolkata, 2015
               A Basu Ray Chaudhuri, IFS (Retd)                                N K Pandey, IFS 
                   For IBRAD (Consultant)                             Chairman, SPMU, Forest Department, 
                                                                              Govt of West Bengal
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                                                                                           Forest ManagementSyllabus
                 
                 
                                                             Syllabus (Revised) 
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                  Forest Management (10 hours)*, Tour 3 days 
                  1. Functions and         • Production (economics)                                          1 hour 
                  Scope*;                  • Protection (Conservation) 
                  Objectives               • Bio-aesthetic 
                                           • Concurrent List* 
                                           • Principles of Forest Management – National Forest 
                                              Policy* 
                  2. Forest                 • Territorial classification*                                    2 hours* 
                  Organization*             • Management (Silvicultural) Classification* 
                                                          -   Working Circle 
                                                          -   Felling Series 
                                                          -   Coupe 
                                                          -   Cutting Section 
                                            • Periodic Blocks: Uniform System* 
                                            • Felling Cycle-Selection Forest* 
                                            • Felling Series in Coppice- with- Standards (CWS) 
                                               system* 
                  3. Sustained Yield*;      • Sustained Yield*                                               1 hour 
                  Normal Forest*                   Concept and Definition 
                                                   Prerequisites for Sustained Yield Management 
                                            • Normal Forest* 
                                                    Definition 
                                                    Attributes/Characteristics of Normality 
                                                    Normality related to treatment and rotation 
                  4 Growth of forests       • Increment                                                      1 hour 
                                                     Factors that influence increment 
                                                     Increment is an important characteristic 
                                                     Current Annual Increment – Definition and 
                                                        concept 
                                                     Mean Annual Increment – Definition and 
                                                        Concept 
                                                     Variation of CAI and MAI with age 
                  5. Rotation                  •   Rotation                                                  1 hour 
                                                      Introduction – Definition 
                                                      Rotation in Regular and Irregular Crop 
                                                      Types of Rotation 
                                                          -   Physical Rotation 
                                                          -   Silvicultural Rotation 
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