ANGOC In defense of land rights: A monitoring report on land conflicts in six Asian countries 78 vegetation) affects the entire ecosystem of the forests. The tribal people and traditional forest dwellers are the ones who have, over the years, learnt to live by depending on the forest and conserving it at the same time. CONFLICT ANALYSIS BY REGION For this study, data was taken from seventeen States across the six regions of India – Northern, Eastern, Western, Central, North Eastern, and Southern regions. The 17 States consist of the following: n n n n n n Northern Region - Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh; Eastern Region - Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal; Western Region - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh; Central Region - Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh; Northeastern Region - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur; and, Southern Region - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh. The table below summarizes key characteristics of land conflict in India, broken down by region and using key States per region as focal points: Table 1: Regional breakdown of land conflict in India (with selected data) Region No. of Conflicts Analyzed Types of Disputed Land Primary Causes of Conflict Major Violations Parties Often Involved Northern Region 93 • Private land (55%); • Non-Forest Common Land (26%) • Infrastructure (71%) • land encroachment • displacement of IPs • harassment • unfair compensation • livelihood loss Community and Government (75%) Eastern Region 116 • Forest Land (58%) • Non-Forest Common Land (15%) • Plantation (37%) • Power (15%) • Infrastructure (13%) • Industry (13%) • land grabbing • evacuation of forest dwellers • psychological harm • loss of livelihood • unfair compensation Community and Government (81%) Western Region 90 • Private land/ Farmlands • Industry (44%) • Infrastructure (38%) mostly roads • illegal acquisition of farmlands • loss of livelihood Community and Government (91%)