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Search Results for: Forest Rights Act
ePub | What is the Forest Rights Act about? Who is a forest dweller under this law, and who gets rights?
The passage of the Scheduled Tribes and other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act (2006), recognizing both the individual and community rights over forest and forest resources is an attempt to redress the “historical injustice” meted out to [200 … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Colonial policies, Democracy, ePub & eJournal, FAQ, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, History, Literature - fiction, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Nature and wildlife, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Tips
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Nomination of Dr Madegowda (Soliga): Participatory resource monitoring, implementation of the Forest Rights Act and welfare schemes – Karnataka
Learn more about tribal communities, biodiversity and wildlife related issues across Karnataka and the Western Ghats (e.g. search for “Karnataka Adivasi Abhivrudhi Mandali”, “Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve”, “man animal conflict Karnataka”, “Karnataka tribal welfare”, “Valmiki Scheduled Tribes”, “forest based … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Hyderabad biodiversity pledge, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Southern region, Tiger, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
Tagged Eruliga, Gowdalu, Hasalaru, Jenu Kuruba, Kadu Kuruba, Koraga, Malekudiya, Soliga, Yararava
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Continuation of colonial-era forest laws and mass evictions: Historical displacement of tribals from forests – Forest Rights Act
Nitin Sethi, The Wire, 15 February 2019 State governments would have to undertake mass evictions if the court accepts a petition filed by wildlife groups. […] If the court accepts the plea of petitioners, state governments would have to undertake mass … Continue reading
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Tip | Understanding India’s legislation known as Forest Rights Act and its relevance for tribal communities
Rajshree Chandra, The Indian Express, March 17, 2018 | Read the full article >> The FRA was enacted in 2006 with the aim of protecting the claims of tribal communities over tracts of land or forests they have inhabited and cultivated … Continue reading
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”No one wants the forest to disappear”: Dr. Felix Padel on peace, justice, the Forest Rights Act and music
How could peace be brought, with justice? Is there even a movement for peace? How does this war compare with other wars in India, and worldwide? Few have targeted civilian villagers as remorselessly, though Ashoka’s Kalinga war, over 2,000 years … Continue reading →