Civil society organisations should count on their huge social capital and invest it into future actions

Civil society organisations are often targets of political interference and manipulation, which can limit their ability to operate

Forest conservation & consent: How Gram Sabhas halted risky projects in the past

The new rules for the the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) gazetted June 28, have repealed and replaced the earlier 2003 Forest Conservation Rules …

Villages inside forest near Guwahati struggle for basic amenities

Lack of health infrastructure and medical personnel in inaccessible areas is a perennial problem in Assam

‘Attacks against land rights activists rising in India, Asia’

Special legislation and quick response systems needed to provide protection and support to these defenders, experts said at a meeting in Udaipur

FRA: Deadline gone, states yet to submit data on rejected claims to FSI

The Supreme Court had ordered states that had not given requisite data to the FSI by August 31

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 …

Green clearances are being increasingly treated as a mere formality

In the garb of streamlining green clearances, the Union government has sidelined communities and diluted environmental regulations over the past …

Kathua incident reveals threats to pastoral nomads of Jammu & Kashmir

The gruesome Kathua rape was a reminder of the institutional denial of forest and land rights of Jammu and Kashmir's nomadic communities

Bamboo will soon be declassified as a tree to encourage use and supply

Currently, bamboo is considered a tree under the Indian Forest Act and a non-timber forest produce under the Forest Rights Act 

Bastar witnessed more forest fires than Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal

FSI’s satellite data show that while Pauri Garhwal recorded 471 instances of forest fires, the highest in Uttarakhand, Bastar recorded 555 …

What are the political drivers for land rights of forest-dependent communities?

Prakash Kashwan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut. His research and scholarship focuses …

Maoist insurgency

Land struggles and growth of India’s red corridor

Is JFM relevant?

Two Acts give people rights. JFM only promised partnership

Rights without benefits

Over 1.3 million tribals and forest dwellers have got rights over the land they had been using for years under the Forest Rights Act. This can, …

Village in Tadoba Andhari reserve wants forest titles, not relocation

Maharashtra government distributes Rs 25,000 cheques, claims relocation has resumed

No consensus on FRA review

Top forest officials and National Forest Rights Act Committee engage in a war of words

Jairam Ramesh withdraws guidelines violating FRA

Fresh guidelines for creating Critical wildlife Habitat to be prepared in consultation with Tribal Affairs ministry

Amended Forest Rights Act rules notified; more powers to gram sabha

Forest department’s role in managing forest resources curtailed

Shrinking pastoralism, fear of eviction — Forest Rights Act is the only hope for Van Gujjars of Sirmaur

Many families who are still landless cannot even buy land because of the state’s policy

Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Tribal families robbed of rights, livelihood in resettlement colonies

The families depended on forest produce but have been moved far away from forest land

FRA in SC: 3 intervention applications from Wildlife First ahead

The apex court will decide whether to take them up in September 12 hearing 

The new Forest Act debate is essential

Let both forests and communities win

Now, fishing communities join forest dwellers to demand forest rights in Sundarbans

At least one million fishers depend on the fish catch from the estuarine habitat

Arjun Munda plans Schedule V states' meet on FRA

Conference aims at creating awareness about provisions of Forest Rights Act: Tribal Affairs ministry

Eight-year-old shot by Kaziranga forest guard in 2016 shifted to AIIMS Delhi

The forest department is not paying for the treatment in New Delhi, claims the boy's family