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This chapter discusses how colonial control was established over forests in India and Indonesia. It explores how forest-dependent communities were impacted by the rise of commercial forestry under colonial rule. Forest areas were mapped and classified, shifting cultivation was banned, and access to forests and resources was restricted. Resistance emerged, such as the Samin movement in Java which challenged state ownership of forests. Overall forest management shifted from local usage to large-scale commerci

Author

Vivek Chaudhary

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EN