Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
V Gangadharan With Keezhpunachi Moopan (village head) Arumugam moderating, villagers debate if they should accept the government's offer of a golden handshake. To quit or continue to be in the lap of nature amidst lush green landscapes, mighty hills and cascading waterfalls is the debate that is raging among tribals …
Joint Forest Management in the village Barwani which comes under Timarni tehsil and Timarni development block. The village is a forest village under range Rehatgaon.
This article analyses the working of Joint Forest Management and Community Forest Management in Orissa with a view to understand the incentive and disincentive mechanisms available in these institutions and how these influence the protection of forests and the livelihood of forest dwellers.
This paper analyses historical origins of forest rights deprivation and contemporary processes through which local people are seeking to restore their forest rights, taking the case of the Indian Forest Rights Act 2006 as an example to illustrate wider issues in historical institutional theory. The paper explores how the colonial …
Subhash Chandra NS,DH News Service,Bangalore: The Forest Department, which is on an encroachment clearance spree in Bangalore Rural district, has been now forced to seek police assistance to achieve its objectives, following a threat from land sharks. The scenario cannot get worse. Despite the Court
Once in the year 1998, in search of a village on the way to Panchmarhi for conducting the exposure visit for the international participants of an international training programme the village Khatpura was discovered by three IIFM Faculty. The village became a remarkable successful JFM village in Sehore Forest Division. …
Forest Officials evicted about 8 huts out of 22 huts put up by the tribals on forest land near Ashram School at C B Halli near Siddhapura, on Thursday. The eviction drive was taken up with police security. As the drive took off, the officials saw intense retaliation from tirbals. …
by Raju Kumar FOR forest communities living in the interiors of Madhya Pradesh, the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act 2006 should have signalled a new era. Recognising the symbiotic relationship between forest dwellers and the forests, the Act seeks to correct a historic injustice by giving forest …
This article is an analysis of the India Eco-Development Project (IEP) implemented in Sasan Gir National Park and Sanctuary. Statistical data describing the consumption patterns and financial status of the Maldharis was collected from 13 nesses. This information demonstrates the impact of the Maldharis on Gir, a lack of willingness …
The tribals leaders in the state have given deadline of seven days to the forest department to transfer two of its officers from Khotigao wild life sanctuary accusing them of harassing the local inhabitants. United Tribals Association Alliance (UTTA) President Prakash Velip along with the Poinginium MLA Ramesh Tawadkar and …
Lok Sabha passes forest fund bill THE Lok Sabha on December 23 passed the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill without any amendment. The bill has been severely criticized by conservationists who say it institutionalizes diversion of forests to other land uses through a system of monetary compensation and does not protect …
Village commons might suffer if forest rights act is not implemented well in Himachal Pradesh The Himachal Pradesh government has asked forest dwellers in the state to put forward their claims to forest rights. But it is being cautious in implementing the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition …
Conservation policies to protect wildlife and biodiversity ignore the basic survival needs and imperatives of local people. This article aims to show how conservation policies trigger floods in protected areas, especially those located in the foothills of the Himalayan mountain ranges, leading to huge damage to plantations and habitats as …
G Rajasekaran | Salem THE Sheveroy South Range Office of the forest department on Thursday arrested six tribal youth who were allegedly carrying out repairs on the road within the reserve forest area. The roadwork under the National Rural Employement Guarantee Programme in the tribal village Gundur in Yercaud has …
DIBRUGARH, Nov 27: Despite news reports of forest dwellers cutting and burning down vast tracts of Dibru Saikhowa National Park, no one from the Forest Department has reportedly gone to investigate into the matter. According to local people, the villagers of Laika and Dodhia have been resorting to the slash …
New legislation in India allows communities to take charge of degraded forest areas. One village claimed to have legal rights over a particular forest area. But users from neighbouring villages protested. An external NGO helped the communities to accept each other as legitimate forest users. Jointly, the villages are rehabilitating …
