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    Pooja Chandran is an environmental lawyer and a legal researcher at the Foundation for Ecological Security. Her research and practice explores the themes of biocultural rights, legal pluralism, environmental conflicts, and social accountability.


    Articles by Pooja Chandran

    Women walking in a dry forest_common lands
    Advocacy & Government
    September 6, 2023
    What a national registry can do for India’s common lands
    The lack of comprehensive data on India’s common lands affects conservation, resource use, and land rights. A national registry could change this.
    by Subrata Singh, Pooja Chandran | 6 min read
    cattles grazing in village common land
    Advocacy & Government
    June 27, 2023
    Panchayats can help conserve India’s common lands
    Regular land audits and access to data can help the panchayats prevent encroachment and better govern the common lands.
    by Subrata Singh, Pooja Chandran | 5 min read
    A cow on the left and a number of sheep grazing a field. There's a water source in the middle_land rights commons
    Rights
    May 24, 2022
    Public land protection cells: A new hope for our commons
    Beyond settling disputes and restoring encroached lands to communities, public land protection cells can play a larger role in the governance and management of common lands.
    by Subrata Singh, Pooja Chandran | 4 min read
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