Synopsis A major event was the Eighth World Forestry Congress, devoted to the theme Forests for People that gave a thrust to community forestry. In an address to Congress, even Westoby took a major departure form his previous stance, acknowledging, the dreamed snowball-effect of forest industries on rural economies has not materialized. The term social forestry first surfaced in 1976 report of the National Commission of agriculture in India, in which it was used for a programme of activities to encourage those who depend on fuelwood and other forest products to produce their own supplies in order to lighten the burden on production forestry.