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How FRA helped India’s forest communities during COVID-19
Stories of hope have been reported from across the tribal areas of how communities survived due to FRA even as attempts have been made to dilute it
‘Claims of Forest Rights Act holding up growth are bogus'
In fact, states are holding up recognition of forest rights in the areas where big-ticket projects are planned, say forest dwelling community …
Chhattisgarh village under demolition for Hindalco mine, villagers claim foul play
At least 50 families have been relocated, claims official. A house was razed on June 2
Village bullied for using its forest
Forest department registers offence against a gram sabha for felling bamboo clusters
Fifty villages in Gadchiroli boycott polls, demanding forest rights
Separate Aheri district, basic facilities are other demands
Chhattisgarh revokes: Forest dept no longer nodal agency for community rights
Chhattisgarh government reinstates the role of the forest department to coordinate claims that are to be filed by communities, …
Another Maharashtra village demands community forest rights
Tribal village Pachgaon to follow Mendha Lekha; to hold bamboo sale as protest to gain community forest rights
Court upholds Soliga tribe’s community forest rights
Orders forest department to restore honey seized during raid
Maharashtra villages granted community forest rights to print own bamboo permits
Flawed forestland titles to be re-examined, says top forest official
Maharashtra forest department gets flak for its August 15 diktat
Department has asked gram sabhas to pass resolution on Independence Day, accepting forest village status, which will mean relinquishing rights …
Report flags violations in creation of India’s first critical wildlife habitats
CWH notification was first initiated in 54 of Maharashtra’s 55 protected areas, where rights of forest dwellers can be recognised under …
Gadchiroli villages oppose forest department’s tree-felling activities
People say forest management is their right in CFR villages
Baigas cheated of community forest rights
Madhya Pradesh village given rights over agricultural and residential land instead of forestland
Bamboo rights: Maharashtra gives priority to paper mill over Forest Rights Act
Chief Minister Prithvi Raj Chavan says agreement with Ballarpur Industries predates the Act
Bamboo rising
Five years after it was implemented, the Forest Rights Act finally takes root. Communities across the country rush to claim rights over forests …