In India, almost 60 per cent of the forest cover is found in tribal-dominated states like Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. More than 300 million poor people, especially Adivasis (tribal communities), depend on forests for their survival. To understand forest rights, it is important to understand and unpack the various laws involved in forest governance.

In India, almost 60 per cent of the forest cover is found in tribal-dominated states like Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. More than 300 million poor people, especially Adivasis (tribal communities), depend on forests for their survival. To understand forest rights, it is important to understand and unpack the various laws involved in forest governance.

In India, almost 60 per cent of the forest cover is found in tribal-dominated states like Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. More than 300 million poor people, especially Adivasis (tribal communities), depend on forests for their survival. To understand forest rights, it is important to understand and unpack the various laws involved in forest governance.

In India, almost 60 per cent of the forest cover is found in tribal-dominated states like Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. More than 300 million poor people, especially Adivasis (tribal communities), depend on forests for their survival. To understand forest rights, it is important to understand and unpack the various laws involved in forest governance.