DTE Reportage: What will the rejection of Individual Forest Rights claims mean?

Down To Earth reports from the ground and places things in perspective

Forced migration left indigenous Americans more exposed to climate change: Study

Present-day tribal lands in the US are exposed to more heat and precipitation as well as fires

Every hour, 21 people evicted from their homes in India amid pandemic: Report

Over 13,000 people were evicted during the peak of the 2nd COVID-19 wave  

Fight for survival: MP's Chutka village holds out against proposed nuclear power project

Dadu Lal Kundapa has galvanised 54 tribal villages to say no forced evictions for the second time in four decades

MP forest dwellers protest eviction, 4 hurt by police pellets

Allegation against state: Violation of Forest Rights Act

Who's right for the forest anyway?

Reflections on Supreme Court order to evict ‘illegitimate’ tribals from the forests

Tribal affairs ministry’s report on FRA riddled with discrepancies

Area of forest land recognised reduced, more titles distributed than approved

FRA comes to the rescue of people displaced by Salwa Judum

The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs decides to conduct a survey of the displaced people who had fled to Andhra Pradesh and Telengana, in order …

Forest Rights Act: Forced out of forest

Mineral-rich states like Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have the highest rate of rejection of claims

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

Tribals observe 13th anniversary of Kalinga Nagar firing

13 years on, tribals march in Odisha to mark anniversary of brutal killings in Ambagadia village

Tribals fight pitched battle with police during eviction drive in Purnia

Landless tribals had forcibly occupied school land on Independence Day, demanding land and livelihood. Violence leaves seven, including one …

Tribals protest brutality, destruction of plantations by forest officials

Villager dies following brutal beating; police claims heart attack is the cause