38 forest and unsurveyed villages in Odisha’s Ganjam granted revenue status

The residents of the villages have also been granted community forest rights & can also avail government benefits now

High time climate justice reflects in India’s forest policy

It is clear that recognition of tenure rights not only supports the building of climate resilience among forested communities but also co-…

The imperatives of governing world’s forests

For the past eight years, leaders of public forest agencies from the world’s most forested countries have been taking part in a series of …

Wanted: Better governance models for India’s forests

While the Forest Rights Act empowered Gram Sabhas to manage and conserve forests, the Joint Forest Management mechanism could not succeed due to …

Amendments to century-old laws on tribal rights spark protests in Jharkhand

The proposed amendments would increase land acquisitions for mining and other industrial uses, causing mass displacement of tribals

Stop patronising the adivasis, Mr PM; they need dignity, not charity

The government needs to recognise that forest laws need to be flexible enough to accommodate and invite collective participations of local …

Forest paradox

To give forest dwellers their due rights, forest governance must go beyond the environment and include the communities at stake