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I. Course Title
: Approaches in Forest Resource Assessment
II. Course Code
: FRM 608
III. Credit Hours
: 1+1
IV. Aim of the course
To inculcate knowledge and skills in students to employ participatory tools and
techniques for effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
forestry projects, to efficiently carry out forest resource management and to
effectively resolve conflicts by adopting participatory techniques.
V. Theory
Unit I
Participatory extension – Importance, key features, principles and process of
participatory approaches; Different participatory approaches (RRA, PRA, PLA, AEA,
PALM, PAR,PAME, ESRE, FPR) and successful models.

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Forestry–Forest Resource Management
705
Unit II
Participatory tools and techniques. Space Related Methods: village map and village
forest map (social and resource),mobility services and opportunities map and transect;
Time related methods: time line, trend analysis, seasonal diagram. Daily activity
schedule, dream map; Relation oriented methods:cause and effect diagram (problem
tree), impact – diagram, well being ranking method, Venn diagram, matrix ranking,
livelihood analysis after and before implementation of Watershed Programmes.
Unit III
Preparation of action plans, concept and action plan preparation; Participatory
technology development and dissemination; Participatory planning and management,
phases and steps in planning and implementation aspects; Process monitoring,
participatory evaluation.
VI. Practical
• Visit to selected forest areas to undertake and understand various participatory
research methods including participatory rural appraisal techniques like social
mapping, resource mapping, Venn diagrams, transect walk, time lines, etc.