No consensus on FRA review

Top forest officials and National Forest Rights Act Committee engage in a war of words

Jairam Ramesh withdraws guidelines violating FRA

Fresh guidelines for creating Critical wildlife Habitat to be prepared in consultation with Tribal Affairs ministry

Shrinking pastoralism, fear of eviction — Forest Rights Act is the only hope for Van Gujjars of Sirmaur

Many families who are still landless cannot even buy land because of the state’s policy

Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Tribal families robbed of rights, livelihood in resettlement colonies

The families depended on forest produce but have been moved far away from forest land

FRA in SC: 3 intervention applications from Wildlife First ahead

The apex court will decide whether to take them up in September 12 hearing 

The new Forest Act debate is essential

Let both forests and communities win

Now, fishing communities join forest dwellers to demand forest rights in Sundarbans

At least one million fishers depend on the fish catch from the estuarine habitat

Stop patronising the adivasis, Mr PM; they need dignity, not charity

The government needs to recognise that forest laws need to be flexible enough to accommodate and invite collective participations of local …

Shelterless Kashmiri pastoralists denied benefits of Forest Rights Act

The migratory population is unable to repair their damaged huts as the government sits on claim forms   

Hundreds of forest dwellers reach Delhi to demand rights

The hearing into the case regarding the Forest Rights Act will take place on November 26

At UNCCD CoP, Babul Supriyo talks JFM but remains mum on FRA

This, despite the fact that the Joint Forest Management model has become obsolete with the coming of the Forest Rights Act

Gram Sabha level committees formed in Chhattisgarh’s Abujmarh

The move is the start of the process to grant habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act to the Abujh Mariyas

Vantangiyas: Forests builders but not considered forest dwellers

The community that has been turning barren land into dense forests is struggling for education, subsidised food and healthcare

Himachal Pradesh’s decision to put wasteland in land bank undermines FRA

The state’s request to put degraded forest land in a land bank comes at a time when the government has been dragging its feet on …

Forest dept in Odisha oversteps FRA rules, complain tribal rights activists

They say that Kalahandi district’s divisional forest officer issued a transit permit to take bamboo out of forest land when he has no right …

Odisha forest department overrides FRA to make its own rules

Forest department is coercing villagers into following some measures without which their rights over collecting bamboo will be cancelled

Only 16 per cent of potential community forest rights granted in Kerala

Of the 779 community claims, including CFR, passed by the gram sabha, only 328 have been cleared by the District Level Committee, shows a report …

Denied forest rights, Himachal Pradesh villagers take to awareness campaigns

About 2,614 individual and 54 community claims made under the FRA in 2009-10 were rejected by the District Forest Officer in 2015

Modi and `mass movement'

As Narendra Modi's regime enters its mid-term, it is time to assess: has he turned governance into a mass movement?

Himachal Pradesh launches eviction drive, ignores forest rights of tribal farmers

More than 10,000 plots across the state’s forest areas have been identified for eviction

The rift valley

With no income options, Ghangharia residents want forestland for hotels

Letters

Curb on mining in Western Ghats

MoEF accepts Kasturirangan report; will declare one-third of the range ecologically sensitive

Mining sans social consent

Andhra Pradesh coal firm’s plan to convert underground mine to open cast will affect people of eight villages

Odisha issues guidelines for FRA convergence plan implementation

The guidelines aim to increase benefits through community involvement