A Commons Story | Land Portal

Resource information

Date of publication: 
December 2010
Resource Language: 
Pages: 
92
Copyright details: 
2006-2017 Copyright © Foundation for Ecological Security

The study is an attempt to bring to  the fore a Commons perspective of agriculture,livestock and rural   livelihoods  in  the  dryland and tribal areas of  India.  Would  agriculture,  livestock and  rural livelihoods sustain in  the absence  of the support  provided  by  Commons.

In finding an answer to this,  This explores  the potential role of  the Commons (land and  water resources)  in strengthening the  viability  of the agro‐pastoral production  systems and the resilience of  household livelihoods.

Authors and Publishers

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Depinder Kapur, Divya Ravindranath, Kamal Kishore, K Sandeep, Pratiti Priyadarshini, Purnendu S Kavoori
, Rahul Chaturvedi, Shreya Sinha, Members of partner organisations

Publisher(s): 

Spread across diverse ecological and social geographies, FES works towards conservation of nature and natural resources through collective action of local communities. The crux of FES efforts lie in locating forests and other natural resources within the prevailing economic, social and ecological dynamics in rural landscapes.

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