Envision Enviro Engineers Pvt. Ltd., 208 G-Tower,  Shankeshwar Complex, Above Girish Group of Hospital, Sagrampura Surat-395002,Gujarat (India)

Common property resources constitute all such resources which are meant for common use of the villagers. In the pre-British India, a very large part of the country’s natural resources was freely available to the rural population. These resources were largely under the control of the local communities. Gradually, with the extension of state control over these resources, resulting in decay of the community management system, CPRs available to the villagers declined substantially over the years. Nevertheless, it is widely held that CPRs still play an important role in the life and economy of the rural population. Gujarat is favourite industrial desination and industrial development is very high this time. The present study is based mainly on the information on the size of common property water and biological resources available in projected area around 10Km radius from Village Ninat Takluka Bardoli, District-Surat. The data were collected from a sample of households by interview method. The survey period was March to June 2013. The biological value of an area can be characterized by the species richness, degree of spices endemism, uniqueness of the ecosystem and magnitude of threats of extinction. Based on field experiences and review of the resources synergy, it is strongly advocated that the management and conservation of common property resources must be framed, implemented and evaluated in the light of area specific needs, socioeconomic characteristics, bio-physical attributes and the influence of external forces. Thus it is urgently required that the management of common property resources could be ensured by maintaining harmony between man and nature.

Keywords: Biological diversity; Common property resources; Geo-hydrology; Water resources.