Can India’s Forest Rights Act deliver? Odisha state is trying to find out

Mongabay
Nov 20, 2023, 11:06 am568 ptsHot
Pramila Pradhan, 51, embraced thengapalli, a form of forest stewardship, because of her mother-in-law, who took her along on forest patrols. Thenga means stick, and palli means turn or rotation. For decades, stick-wielding women have taken turns every day to patrol and safeguard the woodlands in Kodalpalli…

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