In India, majority of the tribals live in the predominantly forest areas. Incidence of poverty is also quite high there. The tribals, as well as other people living inside or around the forests are dependent on the forests for their livelihood to a great extent. On the other hand, appropriate management of the forests for sustainable development is the need of the hour.
The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has decided to amend its Forest Act of 1927. This is being done to update the law in accordance with the requirements of the modern forest conservation
The raging controversy over the regressive draft Forest Bill has dumped the onus of defending it on minister of state for environment and forests Kamal Nath. But surprisingly, in the face of a public outcry, Nath dismisses the draft as "only a piece of
One fine morning in 1990, forest officials informed tribals in Thakkarwari in the Pune district of Maharashtra that they had no right to plant trees in the forest they inhabited. The baffled tribals,
The conservation of forests and Natural Ecosystems Bill, sponsored by the ministry of environment and forests, seeks to weed out an obsolete colonial act. But people"s rights will still take a beating if the Bill goes through
The government's proposed revision of the Indian Forest Act does little for community participation and only serves to vest more powers with the Central government
Chandrawati Devi Adwasi
