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'Climate Emergency' Podcast: How Climate Change Is Impacting Tribals and Forests in India

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Forests account for 24 percent of India’s total geographical area, home to Indigenous people and...

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In the past few years, Jharkhand has seen extreme climate shifts, which have affected the forests. The forests are home to various forest flowers, fruits, roots and stems that have been used for medicinal, consumption, healing, trade and many purposes and some have also been used as a livelihood measure. Many products have also been used in urban centres in daily cooking, like lac and tamarind. The climate shifts have resulted in reduced forest produce, affecting the livelihoods of tribal people here. For reporting on this episode, Sushmita visited remote villages located deep inside forests. She interviewed activists and government officials to understand this issue.


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