In the name of development we are violating human rights with an abandon only seen in savages of past. While poor people are being driven away from their lands, all sorts of justifications are available.
If Vedanta wants a tribal hill, it is necessary in the name of development to drive tribals out of there.
If Tata wants a factory land, they are given fertile land and farmers driven away from it.
The tiger is on the verge of extinction. And who do we blame? Tribals.
While the tribals right to forest bill has been passed (and diluted), the dissent in tiger conservationists voices is apparent. They have been crying hoarse that the tribals should be driven out of these forests.
And most of us believe and buy that argument.
It’s too easy to believe. Tribals crowd the forests, hence tiger dies. Foolproof.
Or, is it?
Here is an amazing story of how tribals and animals co-exist. And why we must go back to their culture if we want to preserve our country.
http://infochangeindia.org/Environment/The-paradox-of-environmentalism/The-tribal’s-right.html
The tribals aren’t stupid people. Their knowledge and ways of co-existence with the environment is what we need.
People’s rights to their land and environment are not conflicting issues. The conflict is brought about by corporate greed. And the blame falls on indigenous people.
In this confusion caused by short term solutions, we will not only lose the tiger, we will lose our country and all that it ever stood for. To the lowest bidders. The Great Indian Sale is on.
Don’t let them tell you that tribals are the sole reason for tigers going extinct.
http://infochangeindia.org/Agenda/Reporting-conflict/Is-it-really-tiger-vs-tribal.html
And here's how they kill animals for fur in China. If you read the Time magazine story here, you can well imagine this is what the poachers do to the tigers in our own backyards.
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