Forest Rights Act

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The 2019 State of Forests Report Tells a Distorted Story of India’s Trees

Why a Government Campaign to Plant More Trees Can’t Be a Good Idea by Default

Government Withdraws Controversial Amendments to Forest Rights Act

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J&K: 97 Forest-Land Projects Cleared in 2018, 125 Cleared Since August 2019

NDA’s Draft Forest Law Is More Draconian Than What the British Left Us With

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What Does a Second NDA Term Entail for India’s Environmental Policies?

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When We Speak of Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Who Are the Humans?