Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve - Equitable Tourism Options

action, regular monitoring and evaluation, benefit sharing, overall
development of the region and local community.
SGMS needs to have a three-functional system
GMS needs to have a three-functional system
Implementing Group
Scrutinising Group
Recommendatory Group
The Implementing Group
Representatives of the local Panchayat and the Forest Department, in
the capacities of local community institution and guardians of biodiversity
and natural resources respectively, would constitute this body.
The rights and responsibilities are based on impacts of activities because
they cut across spatial jurisdiction. In cases of infringement in each
others' areas, the Scrutinising Group would settle the conflict. The
Implementing Group would execute the recommendations proposed by
the Recommendatory Group, only after the approval of the Scrutinising
Group.
The Scrutinising Group
Would comprise of neutral individuals, consisting of a number of
specialised individuals experts in conservation, planning and socioeconomic
matters. This Group would scrutinise the recommendations
and also the merits and demerits in their implementation. This Group is
intended to play a balancing role between the aspirations of diverse
groups of stakeholders keeping the goals of conservation of biodiversity
and natural resources, and welfare of local communities as benchmarks.
1. Environmental Scientists
Economists (macro/micro)
3. Sociologists
2.
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