The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, is a key piece of forest legislation passed in India on December 18, 2006. It has also been called the "Forest Rights Act", the "Tribal Rights Act".
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/forest-act-implementation-poor-state-report
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kinnaur
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals