Tag: Forest Managament
When Conservation, Community and Education Come Together: Kaas Plateau’s Sustainable Ecotourism...
Over the years, influx of tourists during the flowering seasons has caused vehicular pollution and destruction of plants and shrubs at Kaas Plateau. To address these issues and conserve Kaas’s biodiversity, the local stakeholders came together to devise a sustainable ecotourism model.
Mapping the Impact of COVID-19 on Himalayan Pastoralists: A Primer
State marginalisation of nomadic pastoralists is felt by two Himalayan communities—the Bakarwals of Jammu & Kashmir, & the Van Gujjars of Uttarakhand.
The Scattered Implementation of Forest Rights Among the Siddis of Karnataka
The Siddis, recognised as a Scheduled Tribe, occupy a special place in the history of India—they are one of the few historical African diasporic...
The State is Evicting Forest Dwellers in J&K and Implementing The...
In the throes of Jammu and Kashmir’s winter earlier this month, pastoralists were in for a shock. About 10,000 apple trees were razed by...
Is Goa Losing its Forests for Coal?
In 2011, ecologist Madhav Gadgil chaired the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) which submitted a report wherein all of the Western Ghats was...
#Dialogues: Implementing FRA in Northeast India with Amba Jamir & Ayesha...
Edited by Malavika VN
What factors have stymied the effectiveness of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) in Northeast India? What misconceptions prevent the FRA from...
Out of the Woods: How the FRA Is Helping a Village...
This is not what a haat or a weekly market should look like: the place is not bustling with people buying and selling produce,...
