Tribal Livelihood and Land Use Change: A Geographical Study in Bundwan Block, Puruliya

Abstract

Each indigenous community's way of life and heritage is distinct, and it is linked to the use of certain natural resources and types of work. They have been gathering materials from the forest without harming it. Food and livelihood security are provided by the forest.The forested tracts have been the natural choice of the primitive people from the very dawn of the human civilization. In India, tribal people have been compelled to relocate to the forest regions in order to live in isolation from the plains inhabitants while remaining in peace with nature. They have a complex interaction with environment and living beings in order to maintain their livelihood within a restricted ecological balance in their habitat. Tribal groups live in close contact to biodiversityrich areas, thus they have a unique perspective on biodiversity.This paper aims, to provide a comprehensive introduction about the forest tribe relationship.