Exploring Resources

By Prof Ashwini Chhatre Apr 03, 2023

Professor Ashwini Chhatre in a story in Business India shared his insights on how forests play a crucial role in supporting a large proportion of the rural economy in India. He said, "Local communities are the best at managing their natural resources, as they are the ones that use them and that all regulations of the use of resources should be done at the local level, as opposed to a higher, central authority that does not have direct interaction with the resources. " The story highlighted ISB-BIPP's 'Initiative on the Forest Economy.