Community-based forest management provides an opportunity to build a sustainable link with ecology for meeting future needs. A study was carried out to understand the effect of management strategies on the biodiversity, soil nutrient, and carbon stock of two community forests practiced by Jamatia (JCF) and Halam (HCF) tribes of Tripura, northeast India. The forest managed by Jamatia is community conserved, whereas the Joint Forest Management (JFM) regulation issued by the Government of India was implemented in Halam community-based forest. JCF showed higher tree diversity (2.741) than HCF (2.176), while there was no significant variation in the total number of species in these forests. Anogeissus acuminata, Schima wallichii, and Terminalia bellirica were the most dominant species in JCF and HCF. A relatively higher amount of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorus content was found in JCF soils. JCF showed higher carbon stock (342.9 Mg C ha^–1) than HCF (158.7 Mg C ha^–1). A positive and significant correlation of SOC concentration was observed with soil moisture, SOM, and soil nutrient content. The results show that both stands were at developmental stages; however, regular extraction of biomass from HCF was attributable to lower carbon stock. We found that the Jamatia communities are proactively involved in the conservation of forests and sustainable management of biodiversity under their control. The results reveal that the agent of management can play a vital role in enhancing tree diversity, soil properties, and carbon stock in community forests.

基于社区的森林管理为建立与生态的可持续联系提供了机会，以满足未来的需求。进行了一项研究，以了解管理策略对印度东北部Tripura的Jamatia（JCF）和Halam（HCF）部落实施的两个社区森林的生物多样性，土壤养分和碳储量的影响。Jamatia管理的森林是社区保护的，而印度政府发布的联合森林管理（JFM）法规是在Halam社区森林中实施的。JCF的树木多样性（2.741）比HCF（2.176）高，而这些森林的物种总数没有显着变化。Anogeissus acuminata，Schima wallichii和Terminalia bellirica是JCF和HCF中最主要的物种。在JCF土壤中发现了相对较高的有机质，氮和磷含量。JCF的碳储量（342.9 Mg C ha ^–1）比HCF（158.7 Mg C ha ^–1）高。SOC浓度与土壤水分，SOM和土壤养分含量呈显着正相关。结果表明，两个林分都处于发育阶段。但是，定期从HCF提取生物质的原因是碳储量较低。我们发现Jamatia社区积极参与其控制下的森林保护和生物多样性的可持续管理。结果表明，管理者可以在增强社区森林中树木的多样性，土壤特性和碳储量方面发挥至关重要的作用。