“Getting more money is the sole incentive”: Incentives for forest conservation

Direct income from forests as an incentive for conservation By Prof. V Santhakumar (Azim Premji University) February 23, 2024 Read the full post here | View all posts by vsanthakumar >> I was visiting Dayak villages in the Sintang regency of West Kalimantan (Borneo) last week. Despite the expansion of palm oil plantation in lands leased out by the government … Read more

Forest dwellers in early India – myths and ecology in historical perspective

Source: “Perceiving the Forest: Early India Studies” in History (February 2001 17: 1-16)URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/025764300101700101 | Backup (PDF, 1MB) >>Date Visited: 6 November 2021 The Aryans describe their enemies as dark in complexion, noseless or flat-nosed, of harsh speech, not honouring the Aryan gods, not observing the Aryan religious ritual, but rich in material possessions and … Read more

eJournal | State sponsored tribal festivals: New visibility, modernization and commercialisation of indigenous culture – Odisha

Introduction: Some considerations on dance in tribal India (Excerpts pp. 126-127) The symbolic and ritual use of dance in the Indian Subcontinent is so diverse and widespread that we cannot but restrict ourselves here to some general considerations. Acting as a rhythmic order, the dance of gods and mythical heroes contributes to the cyclical adjustment … Read more

Countering urban perspective on tribal issues: community and children’s participation in short film making

Source: “Forest guards in conservation focus” by Jayanta Basu (The Telegraph, 15 September 2019)URL: https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/forest-guards-in-conservation-focus/cid/1705225Date visited: 1 November 2020 PUNE: Documentary filmmaker Krishnendu Bose on Monday said that the concept of conservation through community and children’s participation can be far more effective if efforts were made to preserve tribal culture and heritage. […] “Entire knowledge … Read more

Aboriginals’ language, knowledge, ritual, and faith live on in homelands after 50,000 years: Remembering an age known as the Dreamtime – Australia

Source: Aboriginal Australians by by Michael Finkel © 2013 National Geographic Society Address : http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/06/aboriginal-australians/finkel-textDate Visited: Thu Jun 13 2013 12:42:14 GMT+0200 (CEST)