forest rights act

From forests and grazing lands to wetlands and coastlines, India’s commons are vital buffers against the climate crisis. Yet, climate policies often overlook these ecosystems and the people that protect them.

State approvals continue to stand between Odisha's forest-dwelling communities and their right to sell kendu leaves, leaving livelihoods at risk.

One of the key aims of the Forest Rights Act has been to decentralise forest governance by conferring powers on the gram sabha. DAJGUA, a new umbrella scheme for forest-dwelling communities in India, may upend this.

In just four questions, learn what FRA is, why it was enacted, how it aims to benefit India’s forest-dwelling communities, and what are the barriers in doing so.

Adivasi activist and journalist Dayamani Barla talks about her life as a writer and champion of people’s rights, and explains why more activists should join electoral politics.

Lantana, an invasive species, disturbs the water table, harms livestock, and impacts forest produce and traditional food. Here’s how this plant is being eliminated with the help of the people from the village.

The lack of clarity on work timings results in wasted time for forest guides, especially women, at Pench Tiger Reserve.

Watch Ramchandra and Sahvaniya Rana, belonging to two generations of the Tharu tribe in Uttar Pradesh, speak about activism and taking the movement forward.

Erratic rainfall and disorganised government markets are making it difficult for farmers of the Tharu Adivasi community of Uttar Pradesh to cultivate rice.

Since a coal mine acquired their land and forests, old people in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district can no longer participate in the traditional mahua business.