Forest Rights Act

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15 Years of FRA: What Trends in Forest Rights Claims and Recognition Tell Us

Lekshmi M., Anup Kumar Samal and Geetanjoy Sahu 22/12/2021

Only 14.75% of the minimum potential forest areas for...

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We’re Losing Something – But Are We Right To Call It ‘Biodiversity’?

Katherine Snow 10/09/2021

Intact wild nature possesses inestimable inherent value for many...

Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar. Credit: PTI

India’s Forests, and Their Peoples, Are Caught Between Two Ministries

C.R. Bijoy 30/07/2021

In 2006, authority on matters of the rights of...

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For How Long Will Van Gujjars Have To Seek Legal Remedies for Their Livelihood Practices?

Pranav Menon 29/05/2021

At Govind Pashu Vihar National Park in Uttarkashi, the...

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Critical Wildlife Habitats Advisory Augurs Future Conflicts in National Parks

Nihar Gokhale 11/12/2020

Forest rights activists and social scientists worry that the...

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To Spend Less to Protect Biodiversity, Involve – Not Evict – Forest-Dwellers

Mayank Aggarwal 06/12/2020

A latest report has highlighted that over Rs 50...

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Why Is the Government Afraid of Implementing the Forest Rights Act?

C.R. Bijoy 24/11/2020

In the 12 years since FRA has became operational,...