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Common property resources in drylands of India

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Title Common property resources in drylands of India
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Creator Mahesh Kumar Gaur
R. K. Goyal
S. Kalappurakkal
C. B. Pandey
 
Subject Common property resources; community; agriculture; appropriation
 
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Common property resources are areas of land or water being used by a community or a
group of communities. These have special significance to peoples and communities who
depend on them for their livelihood. The commons in all arid districts of India include village
pastures, community forests, wasteland, common threshing grounds, waste dumps,
watershed drainage, village baoris1, talabs2, nadis3 and ponds, and tanks, rivers, rivulets,
wetlands, riverbeds, community conserved areas, protected areas, Dhaam4 or Dhooni5, culturable
wastelands, barren & un-culturable land, etc. The area under commons often ranged
from 9 to 28% of total village area. Appropriation of the commons by the state for building
essential infrastructure such as schools, clinics, veterinary hospitals, housing for government
functionaries, SEZ and industrial corridors, etc. is a cause of serious concern. Presently the
ownership rights over CPRs are not clear and there are many who claim ownership, some at
State level but also like local bodies. The 12th plan of the Planning Commission of India
recognized and highlighted the need for favourable land tenure arrangements, institutional
design and programme architecture in order to achieve effective governance and management
of the commons. The revitalization of CPRs is crucial for protecting livelihoods, as well
as for biodiversity conservation and for the improvement in arid microclimatic conditions.
Dialogue continues on the status of common property resources, the available legal framework
and some policy related issues for its conservation through strengthening of local
institutions and capacity building for stakeholders.
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Date 2019-05-27T11:02:29Z
2019-05-27T11:02:29Z
2018-01-05
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/19923
 
Language English
 
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