06-Jun-2023 TN: 158 people in two villages get title deeds under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 Tamil Nadu is one of the worst performing states when it comes to conferring forest rights
25-Oct-2022 Assam: Gauhati HC orders eviction, Goalpara Lawyers Association demand alternative housing Flood Victims living on forest Lands to be evicted within three months, memorandum filed with the Commissioner of Environment and Forest Department of Assam
25-Oct-2022 Forest Conservation Rules, 2022- An overview of changes that snatch rights of Gram Sabhas The forest conservation rules present a new challenge to an already ill implemented Forest Rights Act, 2006; they take away the rights of Gram Sabha to first consent to any diversion of forest land.
15-Dec-2021 Committed to sustainable relationship with mother earth: Forest Workers On Forest Rights Day, Adivasis and Forest Workers vow to continue their peaceful struggle for forest rights
08-Dec-2021 Tharu Adivasis refuse to give up their struggle for Community Forest Rights They have filed their objections with the district administration
04-Dec-2021 Sokalo Gond elected new AIUFWP President Trailblazer promises to carry the torch for Adivasi rights to jal, jangal, zameen
29-Nov-2021 Tharu Adivasis fight against wrongful rejection of land rights claims 8 years on, their struggle persists
30-Jul-2021 Tug of war between two ministries, Adivasi rights slip through the cracks MoEF seeking to control autonomy over land and rights that MoTA was given in 2006?
17-Apr-2021 Bullets and bureaucracy: Van Gujjars of Shivalik hills are caught in the crosshairs At least 4,000 families of the originally nomadic community have settled in the region that is also home to an Army shooting range
09-Apr-2021 Why does this ‘haat’ run on our forest land? Residents of a Santhal village are demanding that the Khowai Haat be shut down
23-Mar-2021 Forest Land Claims filed in Chitrakoot: AIUFWP and CJP make history! Claims filed for eight villages, 10 more in the pipeline
20-Feb-2021 Our life is linked to the forests we call home: Van Gujjars Receding forest cover and forced 'rehabilitation' is imperiling their existence
22-Oct-2020 Covid-19 and Adivasi Empowerment: CJP’s unique contribution How have eight months of the Lockdown impacted India’s Forest Dwellers & Adivasis?