An Asiatic lion rests in Gir forest, about 355 km (221 miles) from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad December 23, 2006. Picture taken December 23, 2006. Over 40 million of India's most impoverished and marginalised people live in the country's forests -- including tiger reserves, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks -- but for years have been neglected by the government and left to fend for themselves. But a new law will for the first time enshrine their right to live in the forests and national parks. Picture taken December 23, 2006. To match feature INDIA-FORESTS/