| Subject: | Political Science |
| Title: | Forest Preservation and Conflict in Manipur |
| Author(s): | Khangembam Manda Devi & Dr. N. Somorendro Singh |
| Published on: | 30th December 2025 |
| Published by: | Lyceum India |
| Name of the Journal: | Lyceum India Journal of Social Sciences |
| ISSN/E-ISSN: | 3048-6513 |
| Volume & Issue: | Volume: 2, Issue: 7 |
| Pages: | 39-53 |
| Original DOI (if any): | 10.5281/zenodo.18051691 |
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| Abstract: | Forests play a critical role in the climatic system of the Earth. They provide multiple ecosystem services including societal, cultural, economic and ecological services. They are at the centre of climate change mitigation efforts in low- and middle-income countries like India. However, forests are degrading at an alarming rate and less attention has been placed on the conflict associated with forests preservation and conservation efforts. In the context of Manipur, a State of Indian Union, destruction of forests in the hill areas impact the whole state population in general and that of the hill population in particular. The loss of forests and degradation of quality of forests threatens the survival of many species and reduce the ability of forests to provide essential services. Increasing temperature and water flow disturbances due to unpredictable rainfall patterns including floods and landslides are common problems in Manipur in recent years. The governments have implemented many policies to conserve and preserve the forests but they are being criticized for ineffective and inefficient. Apart from it, there is also a conflict in certain areas of the hill districts between the government and ethnic communities related to the policies and programmes for conservation of forests in Manipur. The objective of the paper is to study how far the forest policies are effectively implemented in Manipur. It also examines the reasons behind the conflicts erupted between the government and ethnic communities by employing both qualitative and quantitative methods. |
| Keywords: | Forest, Preservation, Conservation, Policy, Conflict. |
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