A poll issue
Villagers put forward a charter of six demands to political leaders, from village to state-level, seeking rights over the forests they have created
it's a battle between the haves and the have-nots. At stake is 400,000 hectares (ha) of forest land in Orissa
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/warpath
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-ownership
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/joint-forest-management-jfm
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/timber-smuggling
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-habitat
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/community-groups
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa