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ICSSR (02/124/2022-23/ST/TS/RP dated 1st September 2023)
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Article History
Received: 17 March 2025
Accepted: 9 August 2025
First Online: 27 August 2025
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Structured interviews were conducted after obtaining prior informed consent from the tribal population. Additionally, approval to conduct the field survey was secured from the Scheduled Tribes Development Department (STDD) and Forest Department, Govt. of Kerala, Trivandrum. All data have been included in the main text.
