Stop trade

Soligas harvested forest produce. For them, it was a sustainable business. Then, irrationally, government moved to

Individual forest rights: How residents of this Sundargarh tribal village fight to protect their natural resources

Despite living on their land for years, some of the villagers were denied land titles 

More work, less pay

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

Mahua flower comes under minimum support price scheme

Tribal ministry adds 17 new minor forest produce to the government’s minimum support price scheme, increases MSP of some already under the …

Odisha forest department overrides FRA to make its own rules

Forest department is coercing villagers into following some measures without which their rights over collecting bamboo will be cancelled

1.5 million tribals in Odisha hit by 18% GST on Sal leaf

Forest-dwelling communities have been granted rights to trade Sal leaf and other minor forest produce without any taxation under the forest rights act

Forests could help eliminate global hunger, says report

Tree foods are often rich in vitamins, proteins and other vital nutrients. They can provide a diverse diet to people worldwide

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Odisha tribals to sell kendu leaves and exercise their forest rights

The state’s forest department has not allowed sale of the leaves to anyone other than the goverment 

Odisha villagers, forest department at loggerheads over rights to sell kendu leaves

Can Odisha government deregulate kendu leaf trade with support mechanisms to facilitate private trade beneficial to communities?

Bamboo rights: Maharashtra gives priority to paper mill over Forest Rights Act

Chief Minister Prithvi Raj Chavan says agreement with Ballarpur Industries predates the Act

Paper question

Proposed pulp and paper plant revives debate on private access to degraded forestland

Great depression of lac

Biggest producer Jharkhand worst hit—and clueless

Too much of tamarind leaves Odisha’s tribals in a lurch

The state government has fixed Rs 3,600 per quintal as MSP; tribals are selling the excess at a much lower price to businessmen

Seed money: Chironji ensures cash supply for forest dwellers

When it comes to minor forest produce, chironji plays a key role in keeping the rural economy going

Six villages in Odisha can now sell tendu leaves

These villages were earlier denied their right to sell this minor forest produce to any other buyer apart from the state's forest department

Madhya Pradesh forest department violates FRA, seizes tendu leaves from tribals

The leaves were reportedly confiscated as the women were selling them to buyers other than the forest department

Row in Madhya Pradesh

Centre to rejig minimum support for minor forest produce

But it would be better if instead of making changes on paper, the government implements the scheme well, say experts

Similipal fire serves as lesson on human activity within protected areas, say experts

With reports citing Mahuli flower collection as the cause of the fire, experts advise caution for those who enter PAs

Two successive fires in Bandipur National Park; officials suspect role of tribals

The residents of a small tribal village are known for setting dried elephant dung on fire which might have caused the flame to spread

Why has tendu leaf revenue not reached forest dwellers even after 50 years?

Tendu leaves, primarily used to wrap beedis, provide the largest seasonal income and employment to 7.5 million forest-dwelling people in 12 states

Sal and siali leaves sustaining tribal Orissa

COVID-19: Minor forest produce scheme can come to tribals’ rescue, say experts

The scheme provides fair price for minor forest produce through minimum support price  

Dousing flames

The Uttarakhand forest fires that lasted for over 100 days should come as a warning to the rest of India since half of its forests are vulnerable …