Indigenous Forest Guardians

We should preserve our culture so that herbs and forests remain.

— Chanda

We must protect our forests so that herbs remain.

— Chanda

Traditional songs and forest herbs should be protected.

— Chanda

The government should protect the traditions and forests of the tribals; if the tribals exist, the forests will also be safe.

— Gopal · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

The protection of the forest, its herbs, and natural beauty is important.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

The protection of the forest's herbs and natural beauty is important.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We should protect our culture so that our food items from the forests and cultural programs remain alive.

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

We should preserve our culture, herbs, forests, our history, and old festivals like Karma.

— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We should protect forest trees for a pure environment.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

If we do not protect our forests, then the medicinal herbs and trees of our forests, which contribute to our economic situation, may be destroyed. Therefore, it is very important to protect our forests.

— Chanda

We should protect our culture because preserving it will save traditional knowledge, native seeds, water, forests, and land.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

We should preserve our culture because traditional knowledge and science are associated with it. If we do not preserve it, traditional knowledge and science will disappear. From the forest...

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Medicinal plants are on the verge of extinction in the forest. The forest should be protected.

— upendra sunani · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

Our culture, civilization, tradition, and culture should be protected because they are connected to water, forest, land, and earth.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

I want to save traditional medicine, herbs, roots, and trees.

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

The government should promote and protect forests.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We should engage in traditional conservation so that we can inform future generations about herbs and traditional songs, ensuring their preservation for generations to come.

— Chanda

We should protect our culture so that our tradition and culture can be saved.

— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We want to bring all the traditional medicines, including roots and herbs, that are available. And we want to save the forest. All the traditional games that were played...

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

So that future generations can know about the trees and plants in the forests that protect us from disease.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We can collect all the medicinal things found in the forest and show them to future generations and preserve them.

— Anupama Mahanand

We should protect our culture.

— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

We should protect our forests. Many living beings and animals live there. Trees have started to be cut down, so they should be saved.

— Mohan AHARI · Patiya, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Due to the cutting of trees and plants in the village, various herbs and food items are becoming extinct. We can protect them.

— Mohan AHARI · Sarera, Udaipur, Rajasthan

To preserve our tradition and culture, we have to protect our heritage and we have to

— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

So that future generations can also know about all the trees and plants in the forests that protect us from diseases.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We should protect our culture for this reason: that climate change does not happen here, forests are saved, trees are saved, endangered animals, birds, and all things are saved. For this reason, we should protect our...

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Save the forest, conserve the soil.

— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

To save water and forests, we should plant trees and protect them. We should not cut them down, as we get pure air and water from them. Therefore, we should protect the forests.

— Ram Kumari

We should protect our culture so that our traditions, culture, and customs remain in the future.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

I want to bring back the medicinal items, food items, and root vegetables found in our forest, so that they do not disappear.

— Laxmi Bagh · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

We should protect our tribe so that language, traditional knowledge, lifestyle, folk songs, and dances remain.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

The villagers of Amba are making efforts to protect and revive their existing traditional forest. If the government provides some assistance to protect various types of herbal medicines, they will surely be able to protect them.

— Padmalochan Majhi · Ratachua, Rayagada, Odisha

Medicinal plants and roots found in the forest are no longer available. We must protect them.

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

We will take care of the trees and plants in our forest and maintain them; we will not cut them. They will provide us support and wood.

— Dinesh Damor · Dungarpur, Rajasthan

It is necessary to preserve our culture because our forests, mountains, villages, nature, environment, our very blood, and everything else.

— Laxmanlal

This is why we must protect our culture. We should preserve the songs, dances, and the water, forests, and land from the past so that we can inform future generations. The coming generations will use them.

— Chanda

We will maintain the trees and plants in our forest and will not cut them, and we will bring all the grass from them and keep the forest safe.

— Deelip Meena · Chundawara, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

We should protect our culture so that our past culture is preserved.

— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We must preserve old traditions like dance, music, cuisine, and herbs for our future generation.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh