Ten years of FRA: only 3 per cent of forest dwellers’ rights recognised

Collective rights to undo historic injustice meted out to indigenous people remain completely ignored by the states, says Citizens’ report

Can India reduce food wastage with community refrigerators?

Community refrigerators have helped reduce food wastage in the UAE, Germany and France. India too can popularise and scale up the initiative

Interview with Vinod Pavarala on community radio in India

Interview with Vinod Pavarala on community radio in India

Mauritius must protect vulnerable coastal communities from the effects of the oil spill

The Mauritius oceans are particularly important for Creole community that live in villages along the coastline and are descendants of African and …

The Forest Rights Act and self-help transformed this remote Odisha tribal village; here is how

Residents of Loyendia have regenerated forests and made a new dirt road within a decade of getting community forest resource rights

Centre’s new guidelines on compensatory afforestation ignore communities’ concerns

Guidelines have tried to address the challenge of land scarcity for compensatory afforestation but have fallen short of clarifying minimum …

Of human bondage

Bengal forest department calls Gram Sabha ‘illegal’; files FIR against 11

Villagers from the Gram Sabha gathered near Bamini falls on the eve of Birsa Munda’s birthday 

New law finally gives voice to the Yarra River's traditional owners

New legislation has recognised the Yarra River as a single, living entity. But what does that mean in practice?

More liberal

Money for nothing?

A revolutionary system of trade, the LETSystem, helps communities meet their requirements without depending on hard cash

Simply Put: Medicinal value of plants

Moving mountains: Here is how India’s upland regions can be sustainably developed  

The approach to direct mountains towards sustainable development should evolve by drawing attention towards a disciplinary perspective, …

Simply Put: The Hasdeo victory

With training and incentive, ASHAs can help address lifestyle diseases: Study

Study finds that ASHAs feel overburdened

Murli's musings

The HRD minister wants to teach rainwater harvesting. But is he willing to learn it from communities?

Washed, clean and green

The Vankars of Gujarat have reclaimed saline wastelands in Gujarat after 9 years of bloody struggle

Estimating the potential of community forest rights: What makes implementation challenging

Given the complexity of land and forest settlement in India and the poor quality of land records and maps available, generating an estimate is …

Why ‘climate refugees’ in this Kerala village don’t want schools to reopen

The pandemic came as a blessing in disguise for the fisherfolk of Valiyathura

COVID-19 deals a blow to United States non-profits as funds dry up

At least 25% non-profits laid off or furloughed employees; 69% reported a loss of critical programme volunteers in Arizona

Forest Rights Act: From rights on paper to rights in practice

Local civil society organisations play a vital role in helping forest-dwelling communities assert and exercise their collective rights

‘We’re portrayed as Maoists, jailed for protesting’: 18 Gariaband villages refuse to give up fight for forest rights

Villagers derive hope from success story of 4 villages in state’s protected area granted Community Forest Resource Rights August 9, 2022

States violate community forest rights as Centre delays implementation of CAF Act

States exploit the delay in the drafting of rules for the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act to assert rights over land claimed by communities …

Ghana’s community-based volunteers are saviours for many kids

A sizeable number of people in communities across the country, especially Ghana's Northern Region, do not have access to health facilities