AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Under JFM, local communities protect degraded forest land managed by the Forest Department; in return, they receive non-timber forest produce and a share in timber from successful protection.
The answer must cover both sides of the partnership: community contribution (protection of degraded forests) and community gain (non-timber produce + share in timber). Examiners look for both elements. The programme began formally in Odisha in 1988. Keep it to one line for 1 mark.