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Colonial forest policies in Kerala led to the transformation of customary forest rights, the expansion of commercial forestry, and significant changes in the traditional ecological practices of forest-dependent communities. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how colonial forest governance transformed customary rights and traditional ecological practices among forest-dependent communities in Kerala.

September 5, 2026Open Access

Colonial Forest Policies and the Transformation of Traditional Ecological Practicrs in Kerala: A Historical Study

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ARAdhithya Raju Adhithya Raju

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Comparative historical analysis uncovers disruptions in customary forest rights across forest-dependent communities, highlighting the socio-ecological costs of colonial resource exploitation.

Key Points

To examine how colonial forest governance transformed customary rights and traditional ecological practices among forest-dependent communities in Kerala.
Comparative historical analysis evaluating institutional shifts across three regional jurisdictions: Malabar, Travancore, and Cochin.
Archival assessment of colonial forest administration policies, commercial forestry expansion, and local resource access regulations.
Colonial administration systematically reorganized forest management, curtailing customary resource rights previously held by indigenous and local communities.
The expansion of commercial forestry shifted ecological priorities toward revenue-driven timber extraction, fundamentally altering regional environmental practices.

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Adhithya Raju Adhithya Raju (2026) studied this question.

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Comparative historical analysis uncovers disruptions in customary forest rights across forest-dependent communities, highlighting the socio-ecological costs of colonial resource exploitation.

Colonial Forest Policies and the Transformation of Traditional Ecological Practicrs in Kerala: A Historical Study

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Colonial Forest Policies and the Transformation of Traditional Ecological Practicrs in Kerala: A Historical Study

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