A dimension within Indigenous Forest Life
This theme explores the intrinsic connection between forests, nature, and the communities that live within or near them.
150 voices speak to this
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Forest land
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Your forest land
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Your forest land
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest trees affect us. The environment is the right field.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
at the workplace in the forests
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest, jungle, land
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Due to living in forests
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The forest is depleting
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
From living in the forest
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
for forest and mountain
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There was a forest in our village.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
By living in the forest
— अमर जीत · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Wild trees affect us. The environment is the right area.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest land has been lost.
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest land has been lost.
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest Festival
— Chanda
Reside in geographical areas such as mountains and forests.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We get treatment from the forest.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Our help resides in our village forest.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
Forest Food
— Abhimaneu Sabar
The main factors defining our community are mostly settlement in forest areas.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Forest herbs
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Due to living in forest and hilly areas
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Your forest could
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest food
— Abhimaneu Sabar
in secluded places in forests
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Herbs of the forest
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The heritage of the tribals was the forest.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Every day we go to the forest. We feel happy when we go to the forest, and our livelihood is solely dependent on the forest.
— NAGRIK VIKASH SANGATHAN · Ampani, Kalahandi, Odisha
Forest food collection
— Suna majhi · Kulusingi, Rayagada, Odisha
Forest herb
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our forests and traditional environment, and whatever forest products are obtained from them, whether it's seeds, saplings, or the peace of the forest – everything received from this kind of forest is from the forest.
— Mishra · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha
Herbs/animals in the forest are undergoing changes or damage.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
We get happiness from the forests daily.
— Kachala Choudhary
We get various greens and various fruits from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
from mountains and forests etc.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We live in these forests, originating from our ancestral settlements.
— Kachala Choudhary
Forest, mountain, field
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We enjoy the lush greenery of trees and plants in the forest. We get pure air from them.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ammatola, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We get various types of fruits and roots from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
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