Livelihood Strategies in Southern India

1. Front Matter

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2. Reconciling Conservation and Livelihoods in the Forest Fringes: An Introduction

   • Seema Purushothaman, Rosa Abraham

   Pages 1-17

3. Changing Livelihood Strategies: The Experience of the Valaiyars of Karandhai Malai, Tamil Nadu

   • Kanmani Venkateswaran, Siddhartha Krishnan, Poosanavel Saravanan, M. C. Kiran, S. C. Gladwin Joseph

   Pages 19-31

4. Distinct Livelihood Patterns Among Communities: The Case of Kanakapura, Karnataka

   • A. Kavitha, S. C. Gladwin Joseph, Nitin D. Rai, Rosa Abraham

   Pages 33-48

5. Diversity as a Livelihood Strategy Near Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu: An Inquiry

   • Tarsh Thekaekara, Nishita Vasanth, Thomas F. Thornton

   Pages 49-69

6. Community-Driven Ecotourism Near Bangalore: Adapting to Change

   • Priya Gupta, Seema Purushothaman, Benson Issac, Akai Mao

   Pages 71-87

7. Conservation and Coffee Production: Creating Synergies in Kodagu, Karnataka

   • Rosa Abraham, Seema Purushothaman, Soubadra Devy

   Pages 89-107

8. Rural Collectives for Livelihoods and Conservation: Lessons from Malè Mahadeswara Hills, Karnataka

   • B. Dhanya, Seema Purushothaman, Sheetal Patil

   Pages 109-133

9. Village Commons, Livelihoods and Governance: An Assessment of Karnataka’s Experience

   • Sharachchandra Lele, Seema Purushothaman, Sham Kashyap

   Pages 135-156

10. Land-Use Practices and Regulations to Reduce Poverty: Lessons from Anaikatty, Tamil Nadu

    • Seema Purushothaman, Sheetal Patil

    Pages 157-174

11. Economic Instruments to Reconcile Conservation and Livelihoods: Analysing the Potential for Bamboo in Karnataka

    • Sheetal Patil, Seema Purushothaman, Elisabeth Gsottbauer

    Pages 175-187

12. Institutions for Sustainable Livelihoods in the Forest Fringes: Towards Integration

    • Seema Purushothaman, Neha Ambastha

    Pages 189-207

13. Back Matter

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​This volume is a compilation of essays that focus on livelihood issues faced by forest communities of the southern Western Ghats region of India. Communities living along the fringes of forests are, more often than not, overlooked in academic and policy discussions. However, they face considerable pressures, being sandwiched between conservation endeavours and the forces of urbanization and commercialization. The chapters in this book provide an insight into the kinds of livelihood issues these communities face and the potential means that can be adopted to sustain these livelihoods. This volume provides a unique alternative perspective by locating livelihood issues within socio-ecological-economic narratives of communities living at the intersection of the three southern Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and suggests directions for policies to address these challenges.  

• Adaptive Livelihood Strategies in India
• Conservation Policies in India
• Livelihood Around Forests in Southern India
• Livelihood Strategies of Forest Communities
• People and Forests in India
• Sustainable Development in India

• Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India

  Seema Purushothaman

• Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India

  Rosa Abraham

Seema Purushothaman is Professor, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India. She was previously a Fellow of the Land, Water and Livelihoods Programme at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru.

Rosa Abraham is pursuing her PhD at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India. She was earlier with ATREE as a senior research associate.

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