Indian Forest Act: What the proposed amendment entails

The government is all set to amend the colonial Indian Forest Act, and make it more biased against forest dwellers
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It will change the fundamentals of community-driven forest governance that has taken roots in the past decades. Read more about it

The proposed amendment comes at a time when forest dwellers’ rights are being threatened even when there is Forest Rights Act. Click here to read the full story

The proposed amendment to the IFA reveals the mindset of policymakers regarding the forest sector has not changed. Here’s more

The proposed amendment of IFA is an attempt to keep power in the hands of the forest bureaucracy by playing up village forests against community forest rights currently exercised by gram sabhas. Click here to find out more

Does independent India's first amendment to the Indian Forest Act reflect the changes in forest policy? Find out here

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