Endangered Livelihoods
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Land erosion, forest loss could end centuries-old craft of boat-making on Assam’s Majuli island
With tree felling prohibited, artisanal boat-makers are left with either procuring wood from outside, which is expensive, or using sparsely found driftwood.
Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, IndiaSpend.com
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In Uttarakhand, the centuries-old nomadic lifestyle of shepherds is in danger
Decreasing availability of pasture and low prices for their woollen products are forcing members of the indigenous Bhotia group into new work and migration.
Varsha Singh
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Gujarat’s plan to build Asia’s biggest freshwater lake is a threat to Agariya salt workers
At the Little Rann of Kutch, 60,000-odd members of the community produce 30% of India’s inland salt – but they have no legal rights over the land.
Ravleen Kaur
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In western Himalayas, tree-planting programmes threaten the livelihoods of pastoralists
Most varieties of trees planted by the forest department in the last 40 years have been unpalatable to livestock, say researchers.
Seema Sharma
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These Tamil Nadu women have been diving deep for seaweed – but now they are deeply worried
Overexploitation and a rise in the surface temperature of the sea have led to a decrease in the growth of the seaweed they harvest.
S Senthalir
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Songs of the past: How a nomadic community preserves records of Karnataka’s ancestral bloodlines
The Helavas sing family genealogies from carefully kept records.
Amoolya Rajappa
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