Chhattisgarh, MP elections: Forest rights emerge as major issue
Activists send people’s manifesto to political parties asking them to empower the tribals by recognising their rights over land and forest …
Polavaram dam project has opened floodgates of corruption: activists
Activists are calling for setting up of a multi-member judicial commission to do a comprehensive enquiry into the process of land acquisition, …
Rejection of forest rights claims, poor coverage and missing data; all happening in Odisha
CAG audit makes scathing criticism about the failure of local authorities in creating awareness on FRA provisions amongst forest dwellers
Top committee for diverting forests recommends penalties for violating projects
The Forest Advisory Committee has said the environment ministry imposes “inconsistent and arbitrary" penalties
Ten years of FRA: only 3 per cent of forest dwellers’ rights recognised
Collective rights to undo historic injustice meted out to indigenous people remain completely ignored by the states, says Citizens’ report
Nearly 213 ha in protected areas diverted between April and July
Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife approved 21 projects for diversion, deferred 7 for later
Nearly 500 ha forest land in protected areas diverted in 2019
Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife gave nod to carry out 68 projects in protected areas
Profit an illusion for these Madhya Pradesh tribals forced to sell products to middlemen
Most of the tribal families here sell their products to intermediaries because of the unavailability of proper markets
MoEFCC refuses to put new forest conservation rules on hold, says do not dilute forest rights act
New rules do away with Gram Sabha consent, National Commission on Scheduled Tribes had flagged last year in letter to ministry
Palli Sabha at Odisha's Dhinkia opposes steel, cement power plant
Villagers demanded scrapping of proposed power plant over 2,900 acres, which was previously acquired for POSCO's steel project
As India's tribals await SC hearing, IPCC recognises forest dwellers’ role in climate change mitigation
According to a report, authorising the indigenous communities’ land titles can improve forest management and carbon storage
Premise of SC ruling on forest dwellers wrong: UN Special Rapporteur
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people, says tribals are treated like squatters all around the world
What’s worrying about the SC order on FRA?
The Supreme Court’s summary directions in the ongoing writ petition may have been issued without appropriate guidance from govt counsel
Communities denied justice due to logjam between tribal affairs and environment ministry
Even as cases of FRA violations are being reported, the environment ministry has backtracked on its earlier promise of involving communities in …
India fails to protect property rights of indigenous and rural women, says report
None of the 30 low and middle-income countries analysed met the standards of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination …
India continues to lose forest land to non-forestry projects
Central environment ministry reports diversion of 11,467 hectares forest land in 2019 (up to first week of November)
Forest act amendments will help India achieve Net Zero emissions targets: MoEFCC in joint committee report
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sought to insert a preamble
Odisha announces state forest rights scheme to benefit over 7 lakh households
‘Mo Jungle Jami Yojana’ is aimed to effectively implement Forest Rights Act, 2006 in the state
38 forest and unsurveyed villages in Odisha’s Ganjam granted revenue status
The residents of the villages have also been granted community forest rights & can also avail government benefits now
Fight for forest rights: Why these Dhamtari Adivasis gave up over 100 acres of cropland to plant trees
Forest dwellers of Karipani and Budra villages were put through a trial by fire to prove they care about conservation
Rajasthan camel breeders threaten to leave animals with district collectors
The breeders have demanded that state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot come up with a solution to their problems by November 26, 2020
Forest Rights Act could play decisive role in LS polls: Report
One-fourth of constituencies in mainland India have FRA implementation as a core issue and can influence winning margins, finds a study
Government files petition seeking stay of SC order on FRA; hearing tomorrow
On February 13, SC had asked state authorities to submit affidavits explaining why evictions, wherever ordered, have not taken place
A phoenix of a tribe
A nomadic community in Odisha insisted on its right to live and farm even after forest officials burnt its houses
International community resents the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill
International organisations say there are absolutely no provisions in the Bill to safeguard the rights of forest dwelling communities