The participation of Indigenous communities in forest management has become a crucial component of the global effort to achieve conservation goals. However, involving all Indigenous communities in participatory management has proven challenging in a diverse country like India due to the complexity of its social and political landscape. This study aims to analyze Indigenous peoples’ awareness of forest management policies, the...

This study investigates the major environmental and socio-economic impacts of an increase in the area of rubber plantations and the changing patterns of drivers of land use changes. Using a combination of geospatial techniques and socio-economic methods, we mainly analyzed the rate of increase in area under rubber plantations, the major impacts of land use changes, and the changing drivers of land use changes. Our results show...