This report from Feb 2023 shows that the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) (PESA) Act remains unimplemented in #Gujarat
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) asked the forest department to 'not deprive' the villagers of their rights.
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'Globally, governments blatantly violate indigenous people’s rights by evicting them from their ancestral lands, often under the guise of development, national interest, conservation projects, among others.' 1/4
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'The Green Credit Programme rolled out by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change appears to be more grey than green.'
PUCL India Vikalp Sangam Forest Rights
Let India Breathe || #StandWithManipur||

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As the #LokSabhaElections2024 3rd phase comes closer, a look at Raigad in Maharashtra.
Katkari community is enlisted as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group & are spread across Raigad, Thane & Pune. Their claims under #FRA2006 haven't been recognized.
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In Banni, one of Asia's finest #grasslands in #Gujarat 's Kachchh, a tree first introduced in the 1880s by the British is leading to its degradation. But it has also become the source of livelihood for the Vada Koli community indiaspend.com/environment/th…

Over 100 Odisha Gram Sabhas exercise forest rights, cut out middlemen to sell kendu leaves directly, reports Himanshu Nitnaware
#CommunityForestRights
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We draw the urgent attention of Hon'ble CM of Kerala to kindly look into this serious issue CMO Kerala
Kerala: Displaced tribal families await land allocation amid rising wildlife conflicts newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/…

Under the section 3(1)(C) of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, gram sabhas has the authority to collect & market all non timber forest produce including Kendu leaf. Gram sabhas are empowered to issue transit permits to traders for transportation of Kendu leaf.
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The letter points Green Credit's method of analysis, “in effect provides incentive for forest diversion activities through green credit earnings, at huge cost to the environment, forest & climate and to the rights of forest dwelling communities.”
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India's forests are disappearing. Since the BJP government came into power, 1.45 lakh hectares of forest land has been diverted, 62% of it for mining. This diversion significantly impacts Adivasi women who collect most of the minor forest produce that runs their households