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
Lack of political will, forest department opposition driving poor implementation of FRA, claims study
Forest Rights Act can help secure rights and ensure livelihoods to at least 200 million people including tribals, say independent researchers
Odisha tribals allege illegal mining survey in community forest area, demand action by Centre
Government officials threatened and intimidated them, allege villagers
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 …
Forest rights in Jharkhand: Too early to rejoice
Forest rights recognised in Jharkhand for the first time in 2 years, but do not give management rights
How the struggle for forest rights united a nagar panchayat & divided another in Chhattisgarh
Tumbahra & Churiyara became one of the 1st nagar panchayats to receive CFRR titles
New boundaries: How village limits are demarcated for community forest rights
Forest Rights Act recognises community forest resource rights over an area that is traditionally used by the local communities. This is …
New CFR guidelines: Experts say regulations can undo India’s progress on forest governance
Rules show governmental unwillingness to embrace tribal diversity and culture, they say
17 million South Africans live on communal land — new study of a rural valley offers insights on how to manage it
Combination of satellite imagery and local perceptions provides valuable insights about the extent, causes and impacts of land change in communal …
Kerala’s Kadars continue fight for assertion of their community forest rights
Their Gram Sabhas have passed resolutions under the Forest Rights Act as work has progressed on the Anakkayam Small Hydro Power Project
After 40 years, Nayagarh villagers finally reap benefits of cashew plantation
So long the state government auctioned cashew but didn't share profits
Community forest rights at work: Chhattisgarh’s Chargaon reaps benefits in first year itself
Gram Sabhas, Community Forest Management Committee, non-profits join hands to streamline processes in Chargaon Naya Basti
One square meal: How this non-tribal forest-dweller family survives without FRA recognition in Odisha
Srikumar Khadi’s claim to his land in Odisha’s Sundergarh district is over a century old; but it still awaits recognition
Villagers oppose declaring ‘orans’ as deemed forests, fearing loss of access and livelihood
Legal experts say declaring sacred groves as deemed forest will not hinder community rights
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
Indigenous communities must be at the centre of sustainable agrifood systems: FAO director-general
Four-day event will also be accompanied by release of two reports on global forest sector and mainstreaming biodiversity
How a creeper plant helps tribals in Odisha eke out a living
The tribal populations turn Siali creeper, found abundantly in the forests, into craft items that are sold in cities
Shelterless Kashmiri pastoralists denied benefits of Forest Rights Act
The migratory population is unable to repair their damaged huts as the government sits on claim forms
Why this Maharashtra village is fighting for the long forgotten Gramdan Act?
In a society that is moving towards hyper-individualism, the community here takes a collective approach
Chhattisgarh: Adivasis say FRA violated, as forest department marks trees for felling in 3 districts
Villagers now have the legal right to protect, regenerate, conserve and manage these lands
Missing the woods: The story of India’s vanishing forests in 20 cards
Some 25.87 million hectares of forest is missing from the latest assessment of India’s green cover. Here are some cards that tell the story
Empowered local governance key for forest restoration and management, finds study
Tree planting drives alone cannot help address climate crisis and biodiversity loss, it highlights
Taking ownership: How forest-dwellers in Chhattisgarh, Odisha claimed rights over traditional boundary
The recent focus on CFRR under FRA marks a beginning of the second generation use of FRA.
Conservation as tool for assertion: How Banni pastoralists took matters in own hands
The Maldhari community of the area used various sections of forest rights act to regain livelihood options
Web-GIS platform created in Chhattisgarh to resolve conflict while filing CFR claims
Creators admit shortcomings in the platform but say they are not final authority on land rights and boundaries