💨 Abstract

Forest rights activist Alok Shukla, winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize, argues that Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo Aranya forests, rich in biodiversity and home to thousands of tribal people, can be protected while still meeting India's coal demands. He claims that corporations have broken promises and taken away indigenous people's rights and livelihoods, causing distrust, and that the government should understand this.

Courtesy: theprint.in