The purpose of this study is to use the framework of stakeholder analysis in a participatory democracy, used in forest management planning, for arriving at the best management option for selected sacred groves of Kachchh. This is achieved by accounting for economic, cultural and ecological values and the resulting outcomes in the complex institutional mechanism. Additionally, this study provides a framework for complex decision-making that characterizes the management of sacred groves involving multiple criteria and options accounting for multiple stakeholders that involve conflicting interests.

Author(s)
Amit Pandey
Kavita Sardana
Sandeep Kumar Gupta

Url
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BIJ-11-2020-0599/full/html