We belong to the forest
<p>This compilation of case studies from the central eastern tribal states of Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand is an attempt to bring together practices and experiences of forest dependent communities
Forest Policy
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Charter for prosperity
The People's Natural Resources Management Bill, prepared by Madhav Gadgil and P R Sheshagiri Rao, is regarded as a viable alternative to the governments anti people Act, and could be a holistic solution
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Garrotting the carrot
Despite promises to the contrary, the draft Bill will strip people of heir traditional rights without protecting forests from commercial depredation
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Branches into batons
The Forest Bill can be used to preserve our verdant national wealth
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Bandwagon role for joint forestry
Though programmes involving villagers in the regeneration of forest lands have been successful, caution should be exercised while bringing new areas under such programmes
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Industries eye forest land for plantations
Wood-based firms want to convert forest areas to their own use for raw material. In doing so, they ignore the fate of millions of rural poor, who are dependent on forest lands.
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Streamlining forest protection law
States are complaining that project clearance delays are turning out to be the worst fallout of the Forest Conservation Act, which has otherwise successfully stemmed the erosion of forest cover in the country
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Forest laws
Revisions of the Forest Conservation Act and its rules
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Tree cutting drives for roads
THE GENERAL reaction to the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) in the UP hill region of Uttarakhand is, "Hum paryavaran shabd se hi tang aa gaye hai." (We are fed up of the word environment.) The cry
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Farm forestry and land-use in India: Some policy issues
Farm forestry was promoted in India in the late 1970s to produce fuelwood for rural consumption. The program was immensly successful in the green revolution region in the early 1980s, but farmers produced
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National Forest Policy, 1988
The National Forest Policy 1988 aimed at the protection, conservation, regeneration and development of forests. The main points of the National Forest Policy 1988 included maintenance of environmental