COVID-19: Recommendations for Forest Dependent Communities in India

While COVID-19 impacts everybody, the implications on the poor and marginalized sections such as the daily wage labourers, forest dwellers and informal sector workers with inadequate economic and social safety nets is severe and will have long term consequences on their lives and livelihoods. This has turned this health emergency into a humanitarian crisis. The forest dwellers with small agricultural land holdings who often inhabit very remote and difficult terrains have been missing from the discourse. The lockdown is beginning to have serious implications on the Tribal and forest dwelling communities in India.

In light of this, Oxfam India which works closely with tribals and other traditional forest dwellers through its local partners and networks, lists a few recommendations for central and state governments.

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