Table 5 Access index
Forest workers (FW) | Construction workers (CW) | Security personnel (SP) | Seasonal workers (SW) | Visitors (V) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main activities | Hunting, fishing, logging, non-timber forest products | Dam or road construction, mining | Patrolling | Farming, plantation, chamkar | |
Population type | Local, Mobile, Migrant | Mobile, Migrant | Mobile, Migrant | Local, Mobile, Migrant | Mobile |
Work area | Upland forest, forested hills | Upland forest, forested hills | Border forest | Foot hills, plains, valleys | Variable |
Remoteness work area | High | High to medium | High | Medium | Low |
Remoteness work area score | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Work location | Mobile | Fixed | Semi-mobile | Fixed | Fixed |
Mobility work location | High | Medium | Medium–high | Medium | Low |
Mobility work location score | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Linkage | None or village for local population | Company | Government; military base | Farm owner/company | Village; guest houses/hotels |
Access through linkage | Low | Low–medium | Medium | Medium–high | Medium–high |
Access through linkage score | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Access index | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 |