FOREST & SARDA

Our Work With Forest Departments

• Preparation of Forest Based Micro Plan:-

Forest planning provides practical solutions for sustainable forest management through high-quality community participation and innovations. Our experts provide robust science, evidence, analysis and advice to forest department. By now, we have prepared Micro Plans of 1875 forest villages.

• Preparation of working Plan:- SARDA has prepared working plans of 14 Forest Division for 11535 forest villages in the state of Jharkhand and Bihar. We have also carried out Socio Economic Survey of 861 Forest Villages in Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad Forest Divisions & Valmiki Tiger Reserve Bettiah.
• Forest Resource Survey:-

An accurate assessment of forest and tree resources is essential for formulating sound strategy for forestry sector. Precise data and latest information on forest cover and volume of growing stock of forests/trees and trends of changes therein are basic ingredients for policy and planning purposes. The organization has developed a methodology for a comprehensive assessment of forest resources. The organization is having rich experience in conducting field-based survey in forest areas i.e.Survey and Data compilation of 355 forest villages under Forest Resource Survey, GIS-based polygon survey in forest divisions and collection and testing of  Soil samples from  different Forest Divisions are some of the assignments undertaken by the organization.

• Capacity Building Programme for FPCs & EDCs:-

It has been recognized that one of the factors causing destruction of the forests is the arbitrary use of forest resources by the poor village communities, living in or on the fringes of forests, which depend on those resources to make living. It is ,therefore, vital to promote awareness of the importance of forest management among the local village residents while planning for forest conservation, and to provide assistance to improve the livelihoods of the poor and their effective use of forest resources in a sustainable manner. To that purpose, SARDA has conducted and provided training to 165 FPCs & EDCs members on forest conservation and management as well as introduced different sorts of sustainable livelihood to forest dwellers.

• Capacity Building Programme for BMCs Members:-

 SARDA is an empaneled organization with Jharkhand Biodiversity Board for capacity building training and provided training to 219 BMC members on Biodiversity conservation and management as well as also introduced for BMC rule regulations & upgradation of PBR.

• Preparation of Detailed Project Report:-

Detailed Project reports are technical document which are required at the initial stage of the project to ensure achieving the goal of the interventions. It has various components and a project cannot think off if it is not prepared using proper approach and methodology. SARDA has prepared DPRs under IWMP covering 120 Micro Watersheds in Giridih Forest Division, Garhwa Forest Division, Jamshedpur Forest Division, Saranda Forest Division and Latehar Forest Division.

• Preparation of Site-Specific Wild Life Conservation & Management  Plan:- SARDA has  prepared Site Specific Wild life Conservation plan  of M/S Kodarma Chemical Private Limited for Wildlife conservation Plan for exploration, and expansion for petrochemical based processing and other than cracking in the village Gumo, Jhumritelaiya, Block Koderma, Koderma district of Jharkhand.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Conducting field-based monitoring and evaluation has always been an integral part of the SARDA resource support programme. The aim of the organization is to improve the efficiency of project execution so that the interventions’ ultimate objectives are met through periodically measuring achievements towards identified objectives. The organization as an independent Agency across India has done monitoring and Evaluation of 27 Forest Division FDA projects and findings of these works are widely shared on bigger platforms. We are also involved in M&E work of lac cultivation for Ramgarh, Giridih, Chatra & Dhanbad Forest Division and soil moisture conservation (SMC) for Nawada Forest Division. We conducted CAMPA Plantation Evaluation for Jamui Forest Division. Impact Assessment for the scheme of distribution of LPG, Bio Gas, Milch animals on subsidy & financial grant to JFM Committees for promoting protection of plantations in Amravati and Yavatmal Forest Divisions of Maharashtra is carried out by us to ensure tracking of the remedial measures for sustainability of the project.

Third Party Evaluation (Plan Scheme JH)-

Social Action for Rural Development (SARDA) has been selected by the competent authority as the agency to conduct Third Party Evaluation of works undertaken under the Plan Scheme in Jharkhand for the years 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23. The organization as an independent agency in Jharkhand  has done monitoring and Evaluation of 50 Forest Division under Plan Scheme  projects and findings of these works are widely shared on bigger platforms.

Third Party Evaluation work (CAMPA MP)-

Social Action for Rural Development (SARDA) has been selected by the competent authority  as the agency to conduct Third third-party evaluation of State MP CAMPA Works for the years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24.  The organization as an independent Agency MP  has done monitoring and Evaluation of 94 Forest Division under CAMPA MP  projects and findings of these works are widely shared on bigger platforms.

Research Study:-

SARDA has been pioneer in conducting action-based research study across PAN India. It has pool of experts for conducting studies. Findings of such studies are shared through workshops, seminars and trainings. The organization has conducted field-based action research conducted for 113 forest villages and has been continuously studying different pattern and forms of non-timber forest products for the last couple of years in Jharkhand. We accomplished the work of Third-Party Evaluation of Hi-tech nursery in Maharashtra.

Formation of BMC and Preparation of PBRs:-

As per the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Biological Diversity Rules, 2004, every Local Self Government (LSG) shall constitute a Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) within its area of jurisdiction. Potential for decentralised governance by local communities who could exercise control over bio diverse ecosystems, both cultivated and wild, and their constituent parts required to form local level BMC. SARDA being one of the empanelled organizations in State Biodiversity Board like, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh & Odisha has been forming Panchayat, block and district level BMCs. Likewise, People's Biodiversity Registers are being prepared inconsultation with local people in the respective areas too. The Register contains comprehensive information on availability and knowledge of local biological resources, their medicinal or any other use or any other traditional knowledge associated with them.