Over 750 tribal leaders, activists to meet in Visakhapatnam for national convention
The meeting will chart out a course for resistance to face attacks against the tribal community.
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The meeting will chart out a course for resistance to face attacks against the tribal community.
Niyamgiri case today serves as textbook example of good usage of free, prior informed consent, without which asymmetry of power between state & indigenous communities will continue
Niyamgiri case today serves as textbook example of good usage of free, prior informed consent, without which asymmetry of power between state & indigenous communities will continue
In focussing on building carbon stocks in plantations, the proposed amendments to The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, weaken the very purpose of the legislation, which is to protect and conserve India's forests.
The Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 will not reduce the footprint of mining and infrastructure projects on forests but will enable and legitimise forest diversions, legal researcher Kanchi Kohli tells The Wire.