Managing the woods

Sustainable forest management is a concept hostage to many global players

Lip service

Wooden feet

Forest department’s cheat act

Omits crucial community rights from claim papers of Gadchiroli villages  

Odisha tribals allege illegal mining survey in community forest area, demand action by Centre

Government officials threatened and intimidated them, allege villagers

A bill in question

The Andhra Pradesh government's move to 'legalise' JFM kicks off a row

Sylvan overhaul

Constitution and agenda declared for forestry panel

Why states are against CAMPA

Fiscal federalism cramped by compensatory afforestation arrangements

Divine protection

Kumaon villagers discover that gods are the best forest guards

Forest grants

Budget 2020-21: Govt likely to set up a national ‘plantation corporation’

Experts express concern; say move against Constitution’s federal structure

Patches of green

Even after 10 years, the joint forest management programme has made little headway

Film review: A planet of hope

Kalahandi: A Planet of Herbs / Director: Amarendra Kishore / 28 minutes / English/Hindi

Kerala draft forest policy lacks focus

Tribal affairs ministry’s report on FRA riddled with discrepancies

Area of forest land recognised reduced, more titles distributed than approved

Reaping the benefits

CFM brings social and economic prosperity to several village communities

Woman power

When the men of Dengajhari failed, women took up arms to protect their forests

The bare essentials

To make community forest management a success

When planting trees is a curse

Is JFM relevant?

Two Acts give people rights. JFM only promised partnership

Wolves feel the crunch

Alaska's predator control programmes undermine the region's ecological health

Community forest management THE NEPALESE EXPERIENCE

Nepal government decided to hand over certain forest areas to rural communities.

Tree is not timber

Lost in woods

Environmentalists see red over wildlife bill in Bangladesh

Local lessons

Taking climate change negotiations out of international discussion boards to the villages