1. The views of a forester: Rules about the use of forest resources were needed as indiscriminate felling of trees had to be stopped; grazing as well; this was the only way of preserving timber.
2. We need trees suitable for building ships or railways. We need teak and sal trees. It can be done only if villagers/pastoralists are barred from entering these forests; to stop them from taking anything from the forests.
3. The views of a pastoralist: We need fuel, fodder and leaves. Fruits and tubers are nutritious; Herbs are needed for medicines, wood for agricultural implements like yokes and ploughs, bamboo for fences and making baskets and umbrellas.
4. The Forest Act and closure of forests have deprived us of all these; we cannot also graze our cattle. We cannot also hunt and cannot supplement our food. We have been displaced from our houses in forests.