G8 is going to adversely affect the forest dwellers as it is going to adversely or negatively affect the others sections of society. Because the basic issue is the control over the global natural resources. And most of the resources are limited now to the forest area. Therefore once the powerful nations put up a joint front to exploit the natural resources and the forest resources, so the people are out of the whole thing. So it is going to very, very negatively affect, not only the forest dwellers, but the forest resources as well. Because then resource depletion will take place very fast in Third World countries. The whole tendency is that First World countries, the G8 countries, want to preserve and protect their own natural resources. Whereas, they want to exploit, for their own industries and other purposes, the natural resources of the Third World countries. Whether they are forests or lands.
Dr Vinayan is a leader in the landless peoples struggles in Bihar, India.