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Indigenous Communities and Conservation

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Indigenous tribal groups make up more than eight percent of India’s population. They have been the custodians of the environment for centuries -- before the terms ecosystems, biodiversity or, even, nature were coined. Economic development, population growth and movement and agricultural expansion have all had major influences on the lives and lifestyles of indigenous tribal groups, marginalizing some from the mainstream of economic, political and social life in the country, and interrupting the transmission of traditional knowledge from one generation to the next. Recognizing their important role as custodians of the unique ecosystems of the Western Ghats Region of India, and taking advantage of new opportunities such as the passing of the Forest Rights Act, CEPF grantees have been supporting indigenous tribal people to reaffirm and gain recognition of their links to places and resources, and strengthen cultural and economic ties to nature. Their stories illustrate how conservation is a social process: for and by people. ...more
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Indigenous Communities and Conservation
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2015Aug 13
Indigenous tribal groups make up more than eight percent of India’s population. They have been the custodians of the environment for centuries -- before the terms ecosystems, biodiversity or, even, nature were coined. Economic development, population growth and movement and agricultural expansion have all had major influences on the lives and lifestyles of indigenous tribal groups, marginalizing some from the mainstream of economic, political and social life in the country, and interrupting the transmission of traditional knowledge from one generation to the next. Recognizing their important role as custodians of the unique ecosystems of the Western Ghats Region of India, and taking advantage of new opportunities such as the passing of the Forest Rights Act, CEPF grantees have been supporting indigenous tribal people to reaffirm and gain recognition of their links to places and resources, and strengthen cultural and economic ties to nature. Their stories illustrate how conservation is a social process: for and by people.

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Western Ghats Program Overview

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Landscape Conservation

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Biodiversity Information Dissemination

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Species Recovery & Management

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Indigenous Communities and Conservation

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Green Economies

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Endemic Species Conservation

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Conservation Incentives

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