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forest rights act

trees in a forest_afforestation
September 14, 2023
200 years of afforestation: What can India learn?
Lessons from India’s tree plantation experiments and how different approaches to restoring forests have impacted local communities and the environment.
by Dhanapal Govindarajulu | 4 min read
a woman from the Bhunjia community standing in front of a hut
August 24, 2023
Isolated by tradition: Helping Bhunjia women speak about their needs
by Lata Netam | 2 min read
Adivasi people showing IFR papers--land rights
August 8, 2023
Congratulations, but no rights: Claiming land in Madhya Pradesh
by Sanavver Shafi | 2 min read
a boy stands next to a granary with animals engaved on its walls--tharu tribe
June 6, 2023
“Drought or famine, the Tharus will survive”
by Astha Chaudhary, Dipti Arora | 2 min read
rhinoceros drinking water in a forest-forest conservation
April 25, 2023
Reimagining how we protect India’s forests
Civil society, government, and the private sector are all important players in forest conservation. Here's how each of them can act as stewards for India's forests.
by Rohini Nilekani | 7 min read
a woman carrying wood--forest rights
January 11, 2023
Recent forest legislation compromises India’s climate goals
Forest Conservation Rules 2022 remove gram sabhas' consent as a requirement for forest land use. This hurts both forests and indigenous communities.
by Sushmita, The Third Pole | 5 min read
a woman dressed in green picks up mahua flowers off the forest floor-adivasis
July 22, 2022
Beyond the pandemic: The struggles of Chhattisgarh’s Adivasis
The challenges faced by the Adivasis are rooted in poor implementation of policies and laws, and continuous exploitation of their lands and livelihoods.
by Debojit Dutta, Sneha Philip | 8 min read
Illustration of women working on land in various ways-land rights
June 29, 2022
Land rights as a pathway to women’s empowerment
Land is an asset that gives women financial security, shelter, income, and livelihood opportunities. Here are four ways in which funders can start working on and investing in women’s land rights.
by Shivani Gupta | 7 min read
a royal bengal tiger standing on a rock - tiger conservation
June 22, 2022
Tiger conservation: Will humans ever change their stripes?
From creating more unpopulated spaces for tigers to roam freely to justifying the killing of ‘man-eating’ tigers—here are the many sides of the human-tiger conflict debate.
by Niranjana Rajalakshmi | 8 min read
shepherd boy standing in a meadow - Forest Rights Act
March 10, 2022
Kashmir’s Chopans denied the right to graze freely
The Chopans have the right to freely graze their flocks on forest land, under the Forest Rights Act. However, they have not been able to access any of the rights guaranteed to them under this law.
by Raja Muzaffar Bhat | 2 min read
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