States with declining tiger population have highest diversion of forests for mining
Data shows that Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Telangana and Andhra lost forest land to mining during the period their tiger numbers declined
Targeting of indigenous people fighting for forest rights in India is a fact, say experts
As a new report reveals a rise in the number of indigenous activists being killed for defending forest and land rights worldwide, Down To Earth …
Reading 2021 NCRB report: Jump in forest-related crimes in Jharkhand
Jharkhand registered the maximum number of crimes under the Forest Act since 2012
Nearly 3 years since campaign, only 5% public ponds free of encroachment in Bihar
State government was supposed to make 9,044 public ponds free of encroachment under its Jal Jeevan Hariyali Mission launched in 2018
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 11, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Forest Rights Act: Who is the encroacher and who is encroached upon
Thirteen years after a historic law was formulated to give forest dwellers legal ownership of their traditional land, their fate still hangs in …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 25, 2019)
Haryana police encroaches upon forest land to build training centre, residential complex: RTI
At both the sites, the cops have not procured any permissions and cut thousands of fully grown trees
Simply Put: ‘Crypto’ forests
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 14, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2019)
Spirit of forest law being quashed in Gujarat
Petitioners approach Gujarat High Court over rejection of 1,13,000 claims out of the 1,82,000 individual claims from across the 13 districts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 19, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2023)
SC on FRA: 11.8 lakh forest dwellers can 'stay' put
The apex court has asked states to file affidavits describing process followed to reject tribals’ claims to traditional forestlands
UP forest dept cites stayed SC order for eviction
Although activists and forest dwellers could resist this attempt, the notice that came a day after still didn’t have any mention of the stay
Forests can keep our planet cool
Improving our forests and farm practices offers a low-risk path for climate mitigation, while securing the lives of traditional communities
‘Give us our forest back’
An unprecedented people’s movement might have forced the Odisha government to cancel a beer factory project, but there are many unresolved …
Government files petition seeking stay of SC order on FRA; hearing tomorrow
On February 13, SC had asked state authorities to submit affidavits explaining why evictions, wherever ordered, have not taken place
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 10, 2020)
Ahead of SC hearing on FRA, MoEF asks states to share “encroachment” data
Forest Survey of India requests for geo-referenced locations of encroachments, but many states ill-equipped to do so
MoTA raises objections to environment ministry’s FRA compliance circular
In the circular, the ministry had clarified that FRA compliance certificates would not be required in Stage I of the forest diversion process
Forest Rights Act: Are state govts the real land mafias?
State governments want to divert forest land for industrial expansion. That's why they reject claims of forest dwellers
Who's right for the forest anyway?
Reflections on Supreme Court order to evict ‘illegitimate’ tribals from the forests