Table 1 Criteria and their sources for the relative distinction of the Godavari mangroves into two zones, and villages studied in each zone (village numbers correspond with those in figure 1). The n-values between brackets indicate the number of questionnaires per village used in this analysis (total = 100). The asterisk refers to Appendix 1, which provides the legal text.
CRITERIA | ZONE 1 | ZONE 2 |
|---|---|---|
Separation into Reserve Forests with restricted activities (1947 Indian Forest Law part C §20) | yes | yes |
Wildlife Sanctuary* [33] | PRESENT: Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary | ABSENT |
Prohibitions* | felling of trees and any type of extraction | felling of trees and collection of green wood |
Restrictions on entry* | only civil servants or people living inside allowed | also people not inhabiting the sanctuary allowed |
Mangrove density | higher | lower |
Mangrove species richness | lower | higher |
Implementation of Forest Department regulations | to a high degree | to a lesser degree |
Presence of Forest Department personnel | strongly present | less present |
Accessibility of villages adjacent to the mangrove | very accessible | less accessible |
Rehabilitation program/mangrove plantations | present | absent |
Aquaculture | present | present |
New aquaculture ponds | less present | strongly present |
Villages sampled | 1. Chollangipetta (n = 7) 2. Kotthuru (n = 6) 3. Ramannapalem (n = 6) 4. Peddha Bodduvengatapalem (n = 5) 5. Chinna Bodduvengatapalem (n = 5) 6. Chinna Valasala (n = 6) 7. Peddha Valasala (n = 7) 8. Laksmipathipuram (n = 6) 9. Gadimoga (n = 7) | 10. Balusutippe (n = 9) 11. Molletimoga (n = 6) 12. Kothapallem (n = 8) 13. Pora (n = 8) 14. Pandi-Pallam (n = 10) 15. Neellarevu (n = 4) |