Understanding Current Forest Policy Debates through Multiple Lenses:

the Case of India

Authors

  • Sharachchandra Lele Distinguished Fellow in Environmental Policy and Governance, Centre for Environment & Development, ATREE, Bengaluru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v2i2.71

Abstract

The forest sector in India is in turmoil again as the government proposes changes to the National Forest Policy and to the Indian Forest Act, and the Supreme Court appears to favour conservation over people’s rights. This essay places India’s forests in their socio-ecological context and using multiple perspectives—from ecology, environmental economics, common property theory, and political ecology—to explain the roots of the current controversy and think of ways forward.

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Published

2022-05-06

How to Cite

Lele, S. (2022). Understanding Current Forest Policy Debates through Multiple Lenses:: the Case of India. Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE Journal, 2(2), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v2i2.71