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Tag: Forest Rights Act 2006
20 years of FRA 2006, J and K appoints Tribal Ministry as Nodal agency
Despite the Union government’s tardy approach since the passage of the historic Forest Rights Act in 2006, states such as Jammu and Kashmir are now taking the lead in securing indigenous land rights. Groups including the Wullar Bachav Front and the All India Union of Forest Working Peoples (AIUWFP) have been engaging with the state administration on the issue
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Evict people encroaching upon tribal land: Assam’s CCTOA
Tribal groups surrounded Circle office in Guwahati to stress on need to protect tribal rights
Struggle for forest rights, not an isolated movement: AIUFWP
Forest rights activists celebrate small victories and discusses regional mobilisation before concluding 2nd National Conference of AIUFWP and beginning a new year
Why did J&K Govt chop down 10,000 Apple trees grown by Muslim farmers?
The government is reported to have called the villagers “encroachers” on forest land, but the nomadic families have nurtured the small orchards for generations!
Implementation of FRA 2006 must become a Political Programme: Public Hearing
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Public Hearing records grave incidents of atrocities on forest...
Defend FRA 2006 “actively”, Forest Rights Organisations urge Govt
Four national platforms of Adivasi and Forest dwellers’ organisations...