‘State has tendu trade right’

Expert panel report denies forest dwellers this lucrative right

Give us 18 sq km

Touch that heals trees

Like neighbours

Maharashtra muddies bamboo rights

Activists say forest department trying to dilute Forest Rights Act

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

The people are covered

People's rights over forests are legally unassailable

Future of our forests

Experts discuss ways to improve forest policies in India

JPC's good work on Tribal Bill

JPC suggestions go beyond forest rights paradigm

More work, less pay

Some MFP items were nationalised to get people fair deal; it was of no help

India’s forest cover declines

North-eastern states and tribal districts witness unprecedented forest loss

Promised Moon, Paid Pittance - Madhya Pradesh

Forest rights act under scrutiny

Environment ministry does not seem open to criticism

Tribal affairs ministry’s report on FRA riddled with discrepancies

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

Nine new items added to MSP for minor forest produce scheme

Despite additions, quality parameters unavailable to state agencies

Orissa villagers protect forest, reap benefits

Investing in degraded forest land for the health of our economic system

Forest health is also intricately connected with human health outcome

Forest: fade out

The Chinese government's solutions to save the remaining forests from the axe aren't effective

Lawful saviour

Forests for people

Newly democratic Bhutan pushes community forestry to tackle rural poverty  

Forest rights and wrongs in Sonbhadra

Forcible eviction of tribals in Sonbhadra exposes forest rights faultlines

Odisha issues guidelines for FRA convergence plan implementation

The guidelines aim to increase benefits through community involvement

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Chasing a paper (d)ream

Since the 1990s, the use of recycled paper has unfortunately reduced by half