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FOREST DWELLING COMMUNITIES
Italy planted Norway spruce across the Alps in the 1930s, a deliberate-but-naive reforestation drive, but 90 years on, plant diversity is 50% lower than in native forestsA 90-year-old reforestation project in Italy's Prealps planted Norway spruce. A new study reveals this decision drastically reduced plant d...- Kagaz mitao, Adhikaar churao: Rahul Gandhi's new slogan against BJP over "missing" forest rights titles in ChhattisgarhCongress MP Rahul Gandhi has accused the BJP of disenfranchising Bahujans by manipulating voter lists and erasing Adivasi forest rights, pa...
- Congress labels PM Modi's 'global talk' on environment at G20 Summit 'sheer hypocrisy'G20 countries on Saturday said they will aim to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 and expedite efforts to phase down coal pow...
- Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren writes to PM Modi, raises objections to new forest rules
- Government committed to development, empowerment of tribal communities: Prakash JavadekarIn an event, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs jointly decided to ensure the implementation of the Forest Righ...
- Draft Forest Policy 2018 overlooks role of gram sabha say farmers groups, activists
- Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath's Diwali gift for Vantangiyas; 5 villages declared revenue villagesThe chief minister distributed sweets, fruits and textbooks to the children and wheelchairs to the differently- abled Vantangiyas.
- Modi model or RSS, a catch-22 situation for Fadnavis government over 'Village Forest Rules'The Sangh Parivar has opposed the Devendra Fadnavis administration's attempt to take over control of forests and the lucrative trade of non...
- 'Pragati' initiative may be a step backward as Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand may end up denying marginalised communities their rightsPrime Minister Narendra Modi is reviewing the implementation of the Forest Rights Act as part of the 'PRAGATI' initiative.
- Will tribals be denied their rights due to the fast-paced PRAGATI initiative?In their rush to settle the land rights of the tribal and forest dwelling people, some states like Chhattisgarh could end up denying these ...
- Gujjars demand extension of Forest Rights Act to J&K"A delegation of tribal community members under the banner of TRCF had met Governor N N Vohra a few days ago and sought his intervention in...
- Streamlining forest clearances won’t make vetting of mining proposals laxThe government has sought to streamline forest clearances by introducing online filing, which allows real-time monitoring of applications f...
- Is the Forest Rights Act being implemented well?The FRA is one of the three rights-based legislations passed by UPA1 -- along with the National Rural Employment Guarentee Act (NREGA) and ...
- Rajasthan govt sanctions mining leases in leopard reserveThe Rajasthan government, in violation of the Supreme Court order on mining near forest areas, has sanctioned about 10 stone quarries adjac...
- Kutch pastoralists claim grassland community rights under Forest Dwellers ActPastoralists of Banni area of Kutch region in Gujarat have claimed community rights under ‘The scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Fores...
- Supreme Court's decision on Niyamgiri mining to limit locals’ say in land diversionThis will make it difficult for the govt to move ahead with its plans to limit the say of gram sabhas in diversion of forestland for indust...
- Supreme Court's decision on Vedanta's Niyamgiri mining to hit government plansThis will make it difficult for the government to move ahead with its plans to limit the say of gram sabhas in diversion of forestland for ...
- Mendha Lekha model to combat Naxal-affected areasNotwithstanding legal guarantees, many village assemblies are unable to have a final say in the sale of forest products like bamboo.
- Forest Act to be amended to reduce tribal harassmentThe Environment Ministry has asked state governments to declare bamboo as a minor forest produce.
- Tribals get more say over forests at lastThe Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill to give triba...
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