What are the similarities between colonial management of the forest in Bastar and in Java?
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Answer:
The similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and Java were :
1) Forest laws were enacted in Java and Bastar.
2) These laws restricted villagers' access to forests.
3) Timber could be cut from only specified forests and under close
supervision.
Explanation:
Answer:
Forest management of Bastar in India was under the control of the British, while in Java, it was under Dutch management
(I) Just like the British, the Dutch required timber to make sleepers for railway tracks.
(II) The British and Dutch colonial authorities enacted their own version of the forest laws that gave them total control over the forests and depriving the customary rights of the forest dwellers.
(III) Both the Dutch and the British put a ban on shifting cultivation on the grounds that they were dangerous to the existence of forests
(IV) The villagers of Bastar were allowed to stay in the forests on the condition that they provide free labour to the forest department. While in Java, the Dutch exempted those villages from paying taxes when they provided free labour to the forest department