Describe how communities have conserved and protected forests and wildlife in India?

Some examples of how communities have protected forests and wildlife in India are:

1. In Sariska Tiger reserve, Rajasthan, villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection act.
2. The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1200 hectares of forest as Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri', declaring their own set of rules and regulations which do not allow hunting and encroachment.
3. Chipko movement in Himalayas was a community effort to resist deforestation which was very successful.
4. Beej Bachao Andolan in Tehri and Navdanya was an effort of farmers and citizens to conserve the biodiversity in crops. They have shown that adequate levels of diversified crop production without the use of synthetic chemicals are possible and economically viable.
5. In Joint Forest Management(JFM), the government works with the help of local communities for management and restoration of degraded forests.