Describe in brief the new developments in forestry since 1980s.

(i) Since 1980s, the governments in Asia and Africa have realised that scientific
forestry and the policy of keeping forest communities away from forests has resulted in many conflicts. So, conservation of forests has become an important goal. Thus, the governments are following the policy of involving the people who live near the forests.
(ii) In many cases, across India, from Mizoram to Kerala, dense forests have survived only because villages protected them in sacred groves Known sarnas, devarakudu. kan, rai, etc. Some villages have been patrolling their own forests.