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A contradiction of sorts! The State government gives voting rights to the forest dwellers, but not rights over benefits of various government schemes.

Generational connections to the land guide the Yaaku in protecting Kenya’s only forest under exclusive Indigenous management.

Generational connections to the land guide the Yaaku in protecting Kenya’s only forest under exclusive Indigenous management.

The Itanagar Municipal Corporation -- the civic body of the Arunachal Pradesh capital, on Thursday prohibited sale and purchase of endangered fish or any wild meat on the highway, and other market areas in the capital city and its outskirts, ...

The Rajasthan government took the Forest Act too lightly over the years as it allowed wanton construction and activities in restricted areas. The NGT ban order could have serious repercussions

Speaking at a Constitution Day event last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the "colonial mindset" guilty for stalling India's development journey. Among other things, he claimed that India is the only country that is in the process of achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement ahead of time. Yet, in the name of the environment, he rued, various pressures are

Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Dec 8: J&K Forest Rights Coalition (JKFRC) today put forth several demands concerning the Forest Rights while stating that there is no ground level in accordance with the Forest Rights Act. Click here to watch video Addressing a press conference, Dr Shaikh Ghulam Rasool, Founder of JKFRC said that the Forest Rights Act is crucial to the rights of tribals and other forest dwellers in J&K as it provides for the restitution of deprived forest rights, includ...

Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns Wednesday over the provincial government's process to save old-growth forests,

Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns Wednesday over the provincial government's process to defer logging in old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-risk ecosystems.

Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns Wednesday over the provincial government's process to defer logging in old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-risk ecosystems.