Lac melts
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall hit lac production in India
Too costly to grow
High input cost and erratic weather take toll
A protest to demand rights over forests
Orissa villagers protect forest, reap benefits
Staying legal, staying reasonable
A law can be effective only if it's reasonable
Sapped for sal seed
Despite abundant produce, seed collecting Baigas earn little
The fundamental shift
Return to the basics: create jobs in the hinterland
Losing shine
Falling profits discourage silk farmers
Living off leaves
Sal leaf trade has enormous potential but suffers abject neglect
Forest produce in Western Ghats suffer mystery infection
Role models
Two Madhya Pradesh villages break free of debts, Naxalites