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Question
Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover in the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6 million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the following factors in this decline:
Adivasis and other peasant users
Solution
Adivasis and other peasant users: As mentioned in the previous note, when they were forced to leave their forest homes, the forests became victims to trade avarice. Industry did not worship the earth or its resources like the adivasis had done.
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