Odisha tribal organisations protest against draft CAF Rules  

The protests are in opposition to the vague position of the Rules on forest-dwelling communities in the compensatory afforestation process

Environment, forest ministry finalising transfer of Rs 50,000-crore CAMPA funds to states

Compensatory afforestation funds belong to the state and it was kept temporarily with the Centre

Repeal or amend CAF: tribal organisations

A petition by tribal organisations says the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act violates constitutional rights and affects livelihoods of …

In 10 states, compensatory afforestation violating forest rights and conservation laws

All the 52 compensatory afforestation plantations in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha were taken up on community forest lands

Flawed attempt

The recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report can further dilute the already weak Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015

Parliamentary panel gives more teeth to Compensatory Afforestation Fund

However the panel’s report tabled in this budget session misses the forests for the trees

Parliamentary panel gives more teeth to Compensatory Afforestation Fund 

However the panel’s report tabled in this budget session misses the forests for the trees  

Punjab, Haryana among the states with least forest cover; the problem runs deep

Are we ignoring the mounting ecological deficit that the country accumulates year after year?

Compensatory afforestation: FAC considers forest with tree cover up to 40% degraded

All mining areas to be inspected by green ministry, irrespective of size

अधिकार में मिली जमीन छिनने का डर

अधिकार स्वरूप लोगों को दी गई जमीन छत्तीसगढ़ सरकार द्वार…

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 …

Environment ministry failed to monitor forest diversion: CAG

Report of India’s chief auditor says compensatory afforestation not undertaken in many states; CAMPA funds misused or poorly utilised

उत्तराखंड में कैंपा फंड से सहेजी जाएंगी ऑर्किड की प्रजातियां

राज्य के समृद्ध जैव विविधता वाले क्षेत्र में ऑर्किड की �…

Rules to implement Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act to be finalised by January 3

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act was passed to restore forest cover which was lost due to diversion of forest land

Does the monsoon this year means forests for India?

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015 has crossed the doors of the Lok Sabha, but is set to face the Rajya Sabha test during the monsoon …

States with more than 75% forest cover won't have to divert revenue land

Forest Advisory Committee decided this while suggesting that instead states with deficient green land should divert their non-forest land …

6,944,608 trees cut across India in last three years: MoEF&CC

6.2 crore trees were planted in their place as compensatory afforestation

How are you utilising green funds worth Rs 75,000 crore? SC asks Centre

The Supreme Court has asked the environment ministry to submit a status report on whether these funds are being utilised for environment …

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 26-30)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week

Green fund rules notified: Some hits, major misses

The rules of the Compensatory (Afforestation) Fund Act 2016 are better than the draft but not impactful

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 …

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 …

International community resents the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill

International organisations say there are absolutely no provisions in the Bill to safeguard the rights of forest dwelling communities

Gujarat is misusing forest laws under garb of ‘sustainable’ development

Forest lands, over which rights of adivasis have been recognised or are pending recognition, have been usurped for carrying out plantations under …

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