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Tag: Forest Rights
When Conservation Becomes Coercion: The silent violence faced by the Tharus of Kheri
Over 4,000 Tharu Adivasis in Lakhimpur Kheri — including a blind man, a chronically ill man, and several elders — have been wrongfully booked. This analysis shows how administrative discretion and recent forest-law amendments are further undermining the protections guaranteed to forest-dwelling communities under the Forest Rights Act, 2006
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Parliamentary Committee Gives Nod to Proposed Dilution of Forest Rights
Proposed amendments to pivotal 1980 law draw objections from forest rights activists and critics as it gains support from parliamentary committee
Supreme Court affirms right of forest inhabitants, prevents it from being limited to recognized communities
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The Supreme Court of India broadened the ambit of who can be granted the right to forest rights, cites that certain communities may not have had the documents to come under governmental categories.
‘Black Day’ Protest against ecological plunder of forests, displacement of indigenous communities: Bhumi Adhikar Andolan
The Bhumi Adhikar Andolan, a decade long platform of mass organisations working on issue of indigenous peoples, farmers rights and ecologiocal protection has called for a nationwide protest against the exploitation of forest lands and the regressive proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) on Friday, June 30
How a battle is being waged within India’s forests, for rights over land and resources
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A real life battle is on in those lands over which forest dwellers and Adivasis ought to have control but where state and corporate interests intrude
Odisha: Over 1.5 lakh Individual Forest Rights claims rejected without reason!
Even though Odisha has usually been at the forefront in implementing the FRA, rejection rate at the district level paints an incongruent picture
West Bengal: Awareness of Rights Under FRA Brings Tribal, Forest Communities Closer
There's growing political consciousness, thanks to campaigns and marches in over 12 districts led by the newly formed Banadhikar O Prakriti Bachao Adivasi Mahasabha.
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
UP adivasis lament the slow grant of forest ownership rights under FRA
Hundreds of UP forest-dwellers celebrated ‘Forest Rights Day’ on Wednesday
Sustainability dominates Forest Rights movement agenda
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On Forest Rights day, Adivasis and other forest-dwelling community members as well as forest workers reiterated their commitment to counter climate change and to work in solidarity with every community in crisis as well
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).