| Abstract | This workshop brought together forest management personnel from various parts of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas. The basis of their discussions was the people-centred forest policies that have emerged in many countries of the region and their objectives of supporting and strengthening participatory forest management to ensure that the needs of mountain people receive the priority they deserve. The policies, along with their constraints and opportunities were discussed in depth, guided by papers provided by the participants themselves. This volume on India is one of 6: the first contained the workshop proceedings themselves, and the other 4 cover studies from China, the Eastern Himalayas, Nepal and Pakistan. The Indian studies are made up of 5 papers by different authors: Challenges to the management of forests in the mountain regions of India (Oberai. C. P.); Training issues in joint forest management in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan states of India (Gangopadhyay, P. B.); Status of participatory forest management: implications for policy and human resources' development in Himachal Pradesh, India (Gulati, A. K.); Participatory forest management: implications for policy and human resources' development in Jammu and Kashmir, India (Patnaik, P.; Singh, S.); and Participatory forest management: implications for policy and human resources' development in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, Uttar Pradesh, India (Ghildiyal, M. C.; Arup Banerjee). |