💨 Abstract

Forest rights activist Alok Shukla, recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, asserts that the biodiverse Hasdeo Aranya forests in Chhattisgarh, currently under dispute due to coal mining, can be protected while meeting India's coal demands. He claims that corporations often break their promises and take away indigenous people's rights and livelihoods, causing massive distrust.

Courtesy: theprint.in