Background : Tropical forest provides habitat, food, fodder, water, fresh air, stable climate, medicine, life, livelihood and safety-net for the tribes. Forest is a not only a lifeline for the poor people, but also provide life supporting system to animal and plant life which human beings are symbiotically linked. But this balanced system is now at stake in many forest regions of India which creates problems of food, water, employment and life insecurity to the poor tribes. Alternative for India Development (AID) is seriously concerned of this conflict of human beings with nature. Being committed to tribal poor, AID has been addressing the underlying causes of this conflict in partnership with tribal communities as part of its mandate. The brochure is dealing with AID’s initiatives for sustainable development of the area and the tribal people. Location: Erky block, Khunti Sub-division, Ranchi District of Jharkhand State, India. Erky is 74km from Ranchi, the Headquarters of Jharkhand State. It is a Munda tribal pocket. The area is a tribal enclave located in a remote hinterland with no basic infrastructure facilities available. The Munda tribes are fully depending on forest and its resources for subsistence and survival. In this area, the forest determines the life and livelihood of the tribes.