Tag: Forest Rights Act
Wilderness Conservation and a Flawed Imagination of Nature
Many of us have been sharing videos and photographs of “nature coming back” in the wake of the COVID-19 induced lockdown of normal human...
Amidst Lockdown, Odisha’s Forest-Dependent Communities Have Their Hands Tied
“We fear that we will run out of cash and food soon,” says Subhashree Madi, a member of the Mahila Jan Shakti Sangathan of...
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,...
“We Have Literally Cut and Presented Our Arms to the Government”:...
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
The curvy highway that cuts through Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district remains a busy one, with HRTC buses passing frequently. During the...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Conservation, Rights and Exclusion in...
Written by Arpitha Kodiveri
“The Forest Department is not ready to share its power; it sees itself as a landlord of these forest areas. The...
Whose Right is it Anyway? Decoding the Forest Rights Act
Understanding the Context
The Supreme Court (SC) has been hearing a batch of petitions (Wildlife First & Ors v. Ministry of Forest and Environment &...
