Building upon a larger research project at four sites in the Western Ghats of peninsular India, this study examines the … link between stream flow, agricultural water use and economic returns to agriculture. The study attempts to simulate the … likely impacts of regeneration of a degraded forest catchment on stream flow and the consequent impact on irrigation …

tourism is augmenting local people’s livelihood and reducing their forest dependence. A SANDEE study asks these questions …The Sundarban National Park is among five Natural World Heritage Sites in India and part of the world’s largest … collection, timber and fuelwood and have few alternate livelihood options. In recent years, eco-tourism has gained momentum. In …

explores policy options for strengthening their livelihoods through a combination of forest and nonforest based interventions. …

escape mechanism in the context of poverty dynamics, especially in a predominantly agrarian economy such as India. The … the interface between natural resources and poverty in India and pleads for better equity and sustainability in resource …

inequality is one of the important features of poverty in India. Besides inter-regional variations, there also exist a large … significantly high in terms of absolute levels as well as comparative ranking. The state policies in India have a long history of …

, both land and non-timber forest produce, push them into deep economic vulnerability. The paper also discusses the … implications of the new act - Forest Right Act, 2006, on the livelihood security of the tribal communities and whether this act …

the quality of the forest in the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. …

regions in India. The analysis is based on both secondary as well as primary data; the later pertain to a sample of households …