Indigenous women’s struggles to oppose state-sponsored deforestation in Chhattisgarh, India
Editor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePublication date
2017-11-09Keywords
DeforestationCommunity health workers
Social determinants of health
Forest rights
Indigenous rights
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
India
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
In Chhattisgarh state, nearly half the land area is covered with forests that are essential to the livelihoods and culture of the indigenous communities there. Tree felling has escalated in the past decades, with natural forests replaced by teak plantations. The article narrates the struggles of AAS, an organisation of indigenous women, for restoration of land and forest rights to the indigenous communities. It shows the importance of people’s organisations and their struggles for natural resource justice. Women have challenged the state, using a range of strategies. <p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.</p>Pages
16ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13552074.2017.1379781