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How community rights under the Forest Rights Act could transform the lives of millions of forest dwellersCommunity rights under the Forest Rights Act could transform the lives of millions of forest dwellers, but only if the bureaucracy is pushe...
- Naxals want Forest Rights Act scrapped
Naxals have launched a campaign against the Mendha Lekha model which allows tribals to exercise rights to harvest bamboo under the Forest R...
- Mendha Lekha model to combat Naxal-affected areas
Notwithstanding legal guarantees, many village assemblies are unable to have a final say in the sale of forest products like bamboo.
- Gram sabhas to control forest body in Maharashtra
The state govt resolution transferred all rights of minor forest produce and major timber to the gram sabha-elected joint forest management...
- Government’s efforts to ensure economic empowerment of the tribal gets a fillip
The government resolution or order transfers all rights of minor forest produce and major timber to the gramsabha elected joint forest mana...
- A bamboo revolution in nondescript Futana
Here's a path-breaking story on World Environment Day that shows how with a little effort and determination, and good management a forest c...
- Maharashtra forest officials 'defy' Ramesh on bamboo
The forest bureaucracy has taken on environment minister Jairam Ramesh and Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chahavan to defend its tur...