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Tag: Forest Dwellers
Externment orders, atrocities against Burhanpur Adivasis, activists
In continuance of the embittered battle over land and resources, Burhanpur’s Adivasis, entitled under the Forest Rights Act 2006, to lay legal claim on community and forest lands, face a hostile Forest department and an alienated state
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Are over 1,10,000 Adivasis & Forest Dwellers at risk of eviction and loss of livelihood?
The response of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)’s in Parliament ignores the law (amended Wildlife Act, 2006) claims to provide alternative livelihood support without giving a definite plan of action
What keeps the Tharu Adivasis going in their quest for Community Forest Rights?
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Tharu tribes of 20 villages in Dudhwa region of Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh have objected to the rejection of their claims by the district level committee, contending that the committee has no power under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA).
8 years on, Tharu tribe’s struggle for land rights continues
The community land rights claims filed by forest dwelling Tharu Adivasi community in Dudhwa, Lakhimpur Kheri have been rejected at the district level, even as the community members insist that the law does not authorise the Committee to do so
Two ministries and India’s traditional forest dwellers, Adivasis
The controversial amendments to the EPA 2020 and two recent notifications could mean that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) is seeking to control the autonomy over land and rights that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA) was given in 2006
Forest dwellers to elect village heads for first time in UP
The Vantangiya tribe lives in dense forest areas of Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Gonda and Balrampur in Eastern UP
Will increased vigilance in Bengal forests, adversely impact forest dwellers?
The Bengal Forest Department is all set to appoint more beat officers who are responsible for preventing encroachment in forests
Denying Forest Dwellers Rights, Gauhati HC orders removal of Adivasi “encroachers”
Denying forest dwellers rights in the Chariduar Reserved Forest, the Guwahati HC has directed the evacuation of “encroachers
If we are here, only then will the jungle remain: Adivasis and forest dwellers
In the recently concluded winter session of Lok Sabha, a question was raised about the scheme for relocation and rehabilitation of villages from forest area for the development of Tiger Reserve Forest and the compensation given to such villagers.
Only 8 states use the Institutional Support for Tribal Produce scheme
In what appears to be a double body blow to rights of indigenous people and forest dwelling communities, it appears that not only has the government failed to implement the Forest Rights Act, it has also been unsuccessful when it comes to implementing provisions of the Institutional Support for Tribal Produce scheme.
Sansad Gherao in Delhi for Forests Rights
Exclusive from Delhi today, thousands of people have come together for the November 21, 2019 Sansad Gherao in Delhi. The Bhumi Adhikar Andolan, a forest rights collective and many more organisations have come together to protest and take the discussion on Forests Rights, the violations of people’s rights and dilution of Forest Rights Act 2006 to the people.