The unfolding story
Is bamboo a tree or a grass?
A new roadblock
Tribal affairs ministry objects to Maharashtra's Village Forest Rules that violate FRA. Other ministeries pressure it to backtrack
Saharias face exile, again
Displaced from Kuno wildlife sanctuary earlier, the tribe is being evicted again for a dam
Between Maoists and mines
Ho tribals lose hold of Saranda as mining is set to take over the pristine sal forest. A report and photographs by Sayantan Bera
Environment ministry reiterates its stance on FRA compliance in forest land diversion
MoEFCC letter sent two days before SC stayed its order on rejected FRA claims
Simply Put: Inverted pyramid
FSI shall take 16 years to complete encroachment survey in FRA case
Only four states have sent their data to the body so far
MP forest dwellers protest eviction, 4 hurt by police pellets
Allegation against state: Violation of Forest Rights Act
Tribal voters & yield of Forest Rights Act
‘Attacks against land rights activists rising in India, Asia’
Special legislation and quick response systems needed to provide protection and support to these defenders, experts said at a meeting in Udaipur
FRA: Deadline gone, states yet to submit data on rejected claims to FSI
The Supreme Court had ordered states that had not given requisite data to the FSI by August 31
100 gram sabhas in Odisha’s Kalahandi district to assert rights on bamboo, kendu
In Odisha, both these commodities are nationalised, thereby curtailing the rights of the people on them
Habitat rights of Odisha’s tribal group denied; their livelihood also at stake
The bone of contention is the core area of the Similipal Tiger Reserve where the Mankidia tribe eke out a living by collecting Siali fibre
Implementation of forest rights in protected areas virtually non-existent, claims new report
Implementation of FRA in protected areas has been virtually non-existent and claims filed under FRA lie pending for as long as since 2009
Centre’s new guidelines on compensatory afforestation ignore communities’ concerns
Guidelines have tried to address the challenge of land scarcity for compensatory afforestation but have fallen short of clarifying minimum …
IFR review: States do dubious paperwork, cite baseless reasons for refusing forest rights to tribals, DTE finds
IFR claimants are being used as bait to prove that tribal communities clear forest land for cultivation, experts feel
Forest conservation & consent: How Gram Sabhas halted risky projects in the past
The new rules for the the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) gazetted June 28, have repealed and replaced the earlier 2003 Forest Conservation Rules …
How the Van Gujjars perceive the Wildlife Protection Amendment Act, 2021
Can amendments to the Wild Life (Protection) Act reduce injustices meted out forest dwellers in the name of fortress conservation
One square meal: How this non-tribal forest-dweller family survives without FRA recognition in Odisha
Srikumar Khadi’s claim to his land in Odisha’s Sundergarh district is over a century old; but it still awaits recognition
Villages inside forest near Guwahati struggle for basic amenities
Lack of health infrastructure and medical personnel in inaccessible areas is a perennial problem in Assam
Why the Dangs has not been able to implement FRA properly
The ‘real owner’ of forest land is still the forest department. Such brazen violation of the law betrays a systematic attempt to …
Chhattisgarh High Court prevents PSU from evicting forest rights title holders
Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation had started mining in Sarguja district’s Pathrai village, where 50 Individual Forest Rights …
Sonbhadra women, others seek to participate in Supreme Court FRA hearing
Two ST women demand “equal and independent” rights to women over forest land
Forest Rights Act: A litmus test for govt to protect forest dwellers
It is now the turn of the BJP-led central government, which won 38 out of 48 reserved seats for Scheduled Tribes across the country, to stand by …