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The document discusses the impact of colonialism on forest societies and wildlife. It explains that colonial rulers viewed forests as unproductive and encouraged converting forest land to agricultural use to generate revenue. This led to shrinking forest areas and loss of common property rights over forests for indigenous communities. Colonial policies treated forests only as a source of commercially valuable timber, eliminating other uses and degrading forest ecosystems over time. Post-colonial policies fu

Author

Tara

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EN