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@article{183783,
        author = {Prof.M.Antony stephen},
        title = {Conservation linked Enterprises - Alternative to climate change ,  Address migration and provide livelihood in Tamil Nadu},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {3},
        pages = {3240-3248},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=183783},
        abstract = {Forest Rights Act (FRA)
 legitimized the rights to reside, steward and benefit from their ancestral habitat to the forest dwelling tribes across India. The Indian State recognized the first rights to the forest resources to the Tribal community and their community traditions, collective action, knowledge and heritage through the common forest rights. Tamil Nadu has a tribal population of 1.1% as per the 2011 census belonging to over 37 different tribal communities spread over several districts in the state. FRA implementation in the state of Tamil Nadu commenced much later than the rest of the country due to legal challenges. As per the Government of India dashboard on FRA, currently (the cut of date in the dashboard is later part of 2023), 30% of the individual forest claims and 20% of the community forest claims that have been submitted  have been distributed to date in the state.
Recent studies highlighted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasize that preserving and restoring forests are among the most effective strategies for mitigating climate change. This underscores the economic benefits of maintaining stable climate conditions, which are essential for agricultural productivity, water resource management, and disaster risk reduction. This is apart from the potential monetising of the carbon stock in the forest.
The conservation of forests is not merely an environmental issue but a fundamental pillar of sustainable development that intersects with biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, economic prosperity, public health, and societal well-being.
This paper provides a livelihood framework on conservation along with a practical break-down of the framework into policy, and programme components that can be taken forward by the government in ensuring building of a sustainable livelihoods for the tribal communities in the state.},
        keywords = {Forest Rights Act, Conservation Linked Enterprises, Climate Mitigation, Bio diversity, Sustainable Livelihood.},
        month = {August},
        }