Importance of forests dwellers and pastorists in 16-17 century india
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“Jungle is a living entity and it also communicates, provided we have the ability to listen to it. The three essential components – forests, tribal forest dwellers and life forms living in forests complement one another and are not rivals”, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave, said today. He also said that large-scale felling of trees in forests is not being done by tribal forest dwellers. Calling for a change in the colonial outlook that has existed from the pre-Independence period towards forests, tribal forest dwellers and life forms living in forests, the Minister emphasised the need to reduce pressure on forests. He said that agro-forestry, bamboo, or grass can be possible alternatives to reduce this pressure. “Right way of development is the right way of environment. Right way of life and leading a life with minimum carbon footprint is the answer to climate change”, Shri Dave said.