The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
MINISTRIES of environment and forests and tribal affairs have jointly set up a 10-member committee to study and assess the impact of Forest Rights Act on sustainable management of forest resources. Given the lead role played by the environment ministry in this committee, concerns have been flagged off by civil …
The Minister of Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh had chaired a meeting of key officials within the Ministry on the 30th of January 2010 to discuss the implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006. A second meeting was held on the 10th of February 2010 with high level representatives …
Himanshu Bhatt | TNN Surat: The highly industrialised state of Gujarat lags far behind when it comes to the welfare of its tribal population. The garib kalyan melas at every district seeks to reach out to the common man in the villages, yet the tribals in Gujarat are lagging far …
Scheduled Tribes under the banner of newly-formed Mull Goencharanchi Songhottna has called for a stop to the acquisition of tribal land and demanded implementation of Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas Act (PESA) in Goa to protect the rights of the scheduled tribes in all sectors. At an impressive meeting held …
The Goa Forest Department today said that D Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary and the adjoining mangrove areas at Chorao have been declared as critical Wildlife Habitat for the purpose of scheduled tribe and other traditional forest dwellers Act, 2006. As per the Act, the Forest Department has organised a public …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has speeded up measures to provide all landless tribal families in the state with land, Power and SC/ST Affairs Minister A.K.Balan said on Sunday. He was addressing families at the Chonampara, Valippara and Podiyam ST colonies in the district after listening to their complaints. The Power …
ITANAGAR, Jan 13: The Itanagar Permanent Bench of the Gauhati High Court has questioned the silence of the State Forest Department during the hearing of a writ petition (civil) filed by Vijoy Tachang against grant of Land Possessing Certificate (LPC) for more than 50 hectares of land to one particular …
BHUBANESWAR: As the State Government and Posco officials contemplate land acquisition following forest clearance given by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the latter has made it clear that the project can go ahead only after meeting forest-dwellers rights. The Ministry gave clearance for diversion of 1,253.2 hectare forest land …
Mahim Pratap Singh Dindori (M.P.): Community claims under the forest rights Act in this predominantly tribal district, as in rest of the State, are a cause for concern as precious community-owned resources are at stake for the tribals of Dindori. The tribals, mostly the Baiga, a Primitive Tribal Group (PTG), …
This is an analysis of the effects of growing forest carbon markets on tenure and indigenous rights by Rights and Resources Initiative. It takes stock of the current status of forest rights, assesses key issues of 2009 and identifies key questions and challenges that we will face in 2010. See …
Mendha a tribal village in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra is showing the way to conserve forests and manage natural resources. Mendha is mainly inhabited by 480 Gond adivasis. Mendha village may be called country's first village to get a legal record of rights to manage its forest, water and forest produce …
LUCKNOW: Even as the state government has made it clear that it will give ownership titles to tribals and forest workers of the land tilled by them since long as per the Forest Rights Act 2006, forest officers reportedly gave an ultimatum to Dalits families of Kewal village to vacate …
Lucknow: Over six decades of struggle of tribals and forest workers in UP yielded some result when the state government gave ownership rights on 3258.50 acre forest land to over 3100 tribals in Sonbhadra district under the Forest Rights Act 2006. The land was under cultivation by the tribals but …
Mahim Pratap Singh While the Centre intends to uproot naxalism through the controversial Operation Green Hunt, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has a different view on the problem. He also speaks on other issues plaguing the State, including malnutrition, migration from Bundelkhand, faulty implementation of the Forest Rights …
Mendha-Lekha and Marda in Gadchiroli district, which became the first villages under the Forest Rights Act to get community ownership of the forests around them in August, were on Tuesday handed over the Record of Rights by Governor S C Jamir at a function at Gadchiroli. The two tribal villages …
AGARTALA, Dec 13: The Tripura Government has adopted a new strategy for protection of forest land, besides promoting settled agriculture among the tribal communities. Addressing convocation in Tripura Forest School here today, State Forest Minister Jitendra Choudhury said about 1.5 lakh hectares of forest land had already been distributed among …
