Tag: Forest Rights Act
The Hidden Politics of Forest Fire Management in Uttarakhand: The Van...
Colonial forestry in Uttarakhand excludes forest dwellers like the Van Gujjars from forest management, making them doubly vulnerable to raging forest fires.
A Vision for Sustainable Consumption in the Future, Rooted in Tradition
This is the final article of a three-part series on sustainable consumption and food security in India, supported by Pristine Organics. Click here to...
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...
2020: Like Never Before, a Year of Despair and Hope
2020 has seen an interregnum never before experienced by humanity—it has been a year in which despair and hope, and callousness and caring have...
Losing Ground: Is the FRA Protecting Displaced Communities in Protected Areas?
Hosted by Aarathi Ganesan
Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal
The Forests Right Act, 2006 (FRA), was envisioned as a law that would recognise forest dweller's historical and...
What’s in a name? The ‘Odia Kandha’, their OTFD status, and...
Harbandhao Pradhan was 12 in 1952, which is when the first settlement process took place in his village of Sankhajodi, in Odisha’s Nayagarh district....
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...
#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...
Forests for the People: The FRA in Northeast India with Amba...
Edited by Malavika VN
The Forest Rights Act (FRA) was created “to recognize and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest-dwelling...
The Forest Rights Act (FRA) in Northeast India
Research & Scripted by Isha Malaviya
Presented & Edited by Sumit Krishna
The 8 states that make up Northeast India are home to more than 200...
