Traditional management practices of natural resources of forest dependent communities in Arunachal Pradesh - A case study of fringe villages in Banderdewa forest range

Abstract

Forest dependent tribal communities in Arunachal Pradesh have acquired the wisdom on natural resource management through vigorous interacting with the nature and through continued growth of indigenous knowledge system. Fringe village of Banderdewa forest range harbour human who perform NTFP extraction and other livelihood options such as traditional farming, fisheries, cattle rearing, etc. The similarity and differences of traditional management practices of forest dependent community were studied to know the socio-political dynamics as our sites were classified into two categories, i.e. settled and encroached villages.