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 …
February 7: Tribal welfare department target forming a state-level monitoring committee February 12-29: Dissemination of information regarding the Chhattisgarh guidelines along with training of members of the forest rights committee (FRC), sub divisional level committee (SDLC) and district level committee (DLC) February 25-29: FRC, SDLC and DLC to be formed …
The traditional forest dweller has had very few entitlements down centuries. Guardian of the forest, he has been regarded as encroacher by the State. All that is changing now as the Forest Rights Act of 2006 is being implemented across the country since January this year. Down To Earth tracks …
Nidhi Jamwal Six months past the fra implementation deadline, Maharashtra is struggling to understand the Act and its provisions. The central issue in the state revolves around the local body employed to initiate the implementation procedure. The state government is going by gram panchayats and group gram panchayats, and villagers …
New Delhi, DHNS: Six months after the notification to the Forest Rights Act, Karnataka is yet to implement the Act, which will accord legal rights to forest dwellers on the piece of land, on which they have lived for generations. On Friday, Karnataka Social Welfare Minister D Sudhakar admitted in …
Publicity given for the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006 to educate the STs on their rights on forest land became a nuisance for the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA). ITDA organised street plays with the help of Jana Vignana Vedika cultural troops …
Jeevan Chinnappa This provides for constitution of forest rights committee, State-level committee Gram panchayats to convene gram sabhas to set up the committees In January, Manmohan told States to expedite it The process of implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights) Act of 2006 …
Scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers have been completely dependent on forests for their livelihood and they have been given rights over forest lands through the new Act framed in this connection. Forest dwellers are friends of forests and play an important role in their development and preservation. The …
Bhopal : In the interest of poor forest dwellers and tribals, the state government has issued additional directives about rapid, impartial and dedicated implementation of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition to Forest Rights) Act 2006 and Rule 2008. While issuing fresh directives to this effect, Principal Secretary …
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition to Rights) Act and Rules 2008 is being implemented in Madhya Pradesh in a time-bound manner. At the review meetings held in New Delhi in February and May in connection with implementation of the Act, the Union government has praised Madhya Pradesh …
This set of Recommendations has emanated from a two-day National Workshop on Critical Tiger Habitats and Critical Wildlife Habitats held at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on 8th and 9th May 2008. The workshop was an attempt to understand the legal provisions relating to Critical Tiger Habitats and Critical …
the supreme court on March 28 said it would examine the constitutional validity of the Forests Rights Act which provides right to land to scheduled tribes and traditional forest dwellers. The court issued notices to the union and the state governments on a petition challenging the validity of the act …
Wizened old Jidemadamma has to depend on her neighbours for meals. Her son and daughter-in-law have gone to Kodagu to collect pepper from trees and will not be back before two weeks. “They took the children along because I cannot move around much. Earlier, all of us stayed together here. …
The objective of the recently enacted Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act is to undo the effects of the historical injustice that has been suffered by communities that reside in and depend upon forests for their bona fide livelihood needs. The provisions of the …
The Scheduled Tribes & Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (Act 2 of 2007). Implications for the management of protected areas and wildlife in West Bengal.
