Tag Archives: Cholanaikan

Kerala’s Scheduled Tribes

Posted on 07/07/2019 by website administrator

Total Scheduled Tribal population in Kerala composes 1.5 percent of the total population. (Census 2011) All India sex ratio of ST is 978 in (2001 Census) and 990 in (2011 Census) and in Kerala 1021 in (2000 Census) and 1035 … Continue reading →

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The “participatory guarantee system” (PGS Organic Council): A renewed effort to sustain the lives and cultures of indigenous communities – Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

Posted on 17/08/2016 by website administrator

Rich Forests: Making a living under the canopy […] PGS has been received enthusiastically in India and elsewhere. The PGS Organic Council was registered in Goa, India, in April 2011. Since then, the Government of India – under the national … Continue reading →

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New Amarambalam forests deserve better conservation status – Kerala & Tamil Nadu

Posted on 20/03/2013 by website administrator

T. Nandakumar, The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, December 12, 2012 New moss species found in New Amarambalam forests: Characterised by long, drooping primary branches, ridged leaves  – Photo: The Hindu | Researchers have named the new plant Symphysodontella madhusoodanii.

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Wikipedia – list of tribal communities in Kerala

Posted on 30/10/2012 by website administrator

Tribals in Kerala (Adivasis of Kerala) are the indigenous population found in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Most of the tribal people of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. […] Tribals in Kerala are living on … Continue reading →

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