Custodian violates forest rights

MoEF clears projects in forests without settling land rights of people  

Access to justice curbed

Red tape binds law

Maharashtra villagers don’t even get forms to file forest claims  

300,000 forestland claims unverified

1,300 villages, common agenda

Gram sabhas resolve to get rights over community-owned land and resources registered

Changing gears

Sociology of conflict

History matters

The Forest Rights Act augurs differently for two tribal communities in Kerala

Eviction threat

Earth quake

Mobilisation immobilised

Tribals play hardball on land rights

Dissatisfied with RTI answers on traditional land rights, tribals of Thane file appeals

Simply Put: Forest dwellers in India

Simply put: Sisters in arms

How a conversion ‘mistake’ made Maharashtra top forest rights performer for a decade

State’s ‘stellar achievement’ turns out to be a simple mathematical mistake raises doubt over government data

Bamboo sale for bamboo rights

A Maharashtra village demands rights to transport and sell forest produce

Relocate sensibly

It has never been based on any scientific forest-specific study

Forest titles only on paper

Officials deny tribal village its forest management rights      

Communities denied justice due to logjam between tribal affairs and environment ministry

Even as cases of FRA violations are being reported, the environment ministry has backtracked on its earlier promise of involving communities in …

Forest dwellers denied rights

Government considering amending Forest Rights Act

Out of form

Tiger over wildlife

Tribals won’t budge

Demand rights over national park in Borivali

Include public, fight Naxalites

Planning Commission wants to improve Integrated Action Plan

Wildlife habitat rules withdrawn