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Preparatory Works

 Preparatory works will include:
i) establishment of an executing body (EB)
ii) site selection and site demarcation for JFM
iii) preparatory work for micro plan formulation for selected JFM sites.

JFM Area Selection and Demarcation
Vegetation / land use map will be prepared with GIS technology using satellite imagery - as base map at 1:50,000 scale (topographic maps produced by the Survey of India), Forest Division/Range boundaries, etc. by an external organization such as ORSAC on a contract basis. This map will be the technical basis for the selection of JFM sites. The selection of JFM areas for the Project will be carried out in three steps, i.e. prioritizing by the EB, confirming community will, and finalizing.
Prioritizing candidate villages for the JFM area selection will be done mainly by the EB based on the vegetation/land use maps stated above and other data and information collected from the field by the field staff of the EB. A master list of villages being situated on fringe areas of the candidate degraded forest blocks will be prepared. Using the maps, data/information and the master list, the priority villages will be identified with a set of minimum requirements, criteria and a rating mechanism. As much as possible a cluster approach will be applied for the site selection. After the prioritizing the villages for the JFM area selection, community organization activities will follow. During the community orientation, community will to participate in JFM in the prioritized area will be confirmed through a process of community resolution signed by all VSS members.

Preparatory Works for Micro Plan – Survey and Mapping of JFM Area
For the JFM sites selected for the Project, a simplified ground survey will be conducted using an appropriate instrument concerning vegetation / land use, crown density, standing stock, slope category, and other important information required for formulation of micro plan such as sites where soil conservation work are required. Mapping of the surveyed information will be made at a scale of 1:5,000, which will be utilized as basic information for micro plan formulation and future monitoring.