Protected Areas are formed with the objective of protection of wildlife species. Some of the Protected Areas of the status of a Tiger Reserve have strict rules about forest use in and around the Reserve. Thus, the villages on the fringe of a Tiger Reserve have to withdraw from their traditional uses of the forest as they fall within the prescribed non-use zone. Their rights over the forest is restricted to usufruct only. This study was taken in village Wadala which is a fringe village of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve. It was to assess the socio-economic status of the villagers and the condition of the forest used by villagers.

Study Funding:  SHODH in association with Ms. Harini Nagendra