(i) Many pastoralists and nomadic communities like the Korava, Karacha and Yerukula of the Madras Presidency lost their livelihoods. (ii) Some of them began to be called criminal tribes'.
(i) Many pastoralists and nomadic communities like the Korava, Karacha and Yerukula
of the Madras Presidency lost their livelihoods.
(ii) Some of them began to be called criminal tribes’.
In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. Seeds are sown in the ashes after the first monsoon rains, and the crop is harvested by October-November.
In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. Seeds are sown in the ashes after the first monsoon rains, and the crop is harvested by October-November.
Villagers wanted forests with a mixture of species to satisfy their needs - fuel, fodder and leaves. The foresters wanted trees which were suitable for building ships or railways.
Villagers wanted forests with a mixture of species to satisfy their needs – fuel, fodder and leaves. The foresters wanted trees which were suitable for building ships or railways.
What was the object of Dutch management of forests in Java?
The object of Dutch management of forests was to get timber for building ships.
The object of Dutch management of forests was to get timber for building ships.
See lessWhat was the condition on which some villages were allowed to stay on in the reserved forests?
The condition was that they worked free for the forest department in cutting and transporting trees and protecting the forests from fires.
The condition was that they worked free for the forest department in cutting and
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Mention two effects of Forest Acts on the pastoralists.
(i) Many pastoralists and nomadic communities like the Korava, Karacha and Yerukula of the Madras Presidency lost their livelihoods. (ii) Some of them began to be called criminal tribes'.
(i) Many pastoralists and nomadic communities like the Korava, Karacha and Yerukula
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(ii) Some of them began to be called criminal tribes’.
What is shifting cultivation?
In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. Seeds are sown in the ashes after the first monsoon rains, and the crop is harvested by October-November.
In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. Seeds are sown in the ashes after the first monsoon rains, and the crop is harvested by October-November.
See lessWhat was the main difference between the foresters and villagers about the ideas of a good forest?
Villagers wanted forests with a mixture of species to satisfy their needs - fuel, fodder and leaves. The foresters wanted trees which were suitable for building ships or railways.
Villagers wanted forests with a mixture of species to satisfy their needs – fuel, fodder and leaves. The foresters wanted trees which were suitable for building ships or railways.
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