The paper discusses the concept of rural cultural ecology which throws light on the relationship between man and the contemporary rural environment. The present rural ecological issues are no longer a local phenomenon but a global phenomenon. The rural environmental crisis should be addressed without manhandling the human environment as in the name of development majority of landscapes in both rural and tribal areas are getting extinct. Thus, this possess a severe challenge to the policy makers of retaining originality and through  scientific approach the rural environment problems needs to be tackled.

KEY WORDS: Rural ecology, man – nature relationship,