Reserve Forests of Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve in Tamilnadu, India: Threats Followed by Positive Changes
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2022/v148i8/158296Keywords:
Eco Development, Village Forest Committee, Self-Help Group, Deforestation, Biodiversity ConservationAbstract
The survey attempts to study the state of affairs of the Reserve Forests of the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), part of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) situated in the states of Tamilnadu and Kerala in India, after the introduction of the Eco Development Project (EDP) in 1995. It also attempts to study the impact of the on-going EDP on people living in villages situated in the border areas of the KMTR Reserve Forests in terms of positive changes happening in their livelihood options and in women's socio-economic status.References
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