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[Explainer] What is a People’s Biodiversity Register?

Laasya Shekhar 9 Jul 2024

[Book Review] Who are the true stewards of the forests? Decoding forest laws and community rights

Vandana K. 3 Jul 2024

Tamil Nadu’s grazing ban threatens rights, livelihoods of forest dwellers

George Rajasekaran 28 Jun 2024

GI tags protect Indian tradition amid impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss

Priyanka Shankar 6 Jun 2024

[Interview] “This is in honour of adivasis fighting for their land, water, forest,” says Goldman Prize winner Alok Shukla

Simrin Sirur 30 Apr 2024

More than 15 years on, implementation of Forest Right Act is lagging, new report finds

Simrin Sirur 4 Apr 2024

[Interview] Ecologist and policy expert S. Faizi advocates for putting ‘justice’ at the heart of conservation

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 2 Apr 2024
Groups of four women form a forest patrol team in Kodalpalli village in Odisha’s Nayagarh district.

The Forest Rights Act sees outcome in a women-led forest stewardship scheme in Odisha

Malavika Vyawahare 27 Nov 2023

Including indigenous perspectives for equitable forest management

Arathi Menon 27 Oct 2023

Traditional salt workers contribute to wild ass conservation and regain access to Little Rann of Kutch

Ravleen Kaur 19 Oct 2023

[Book Review] A walk down the Nilgiri hills

Arathi Menon 6 Oct 2023
Dudhwa national park in Uttar Pradesh

Tharu tribal women of Dudhwa battle for their right to the forest

Tarun Kanti Bose 9 Jan 2023

Land banks in Jharkhand may become a recipe for conflicts

Sushmita 22 Jul 2022

MP’s Baigachak region, the first to receive Habitat Rights, is yet to understand what the rights mean

Alok Prakash Putul 19 Jul 2022

Celebrating tiger numbers in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, while tribal residents await their rights

Arathi Menon 17 May 2022

[Analysis] Proposal on digital sharing of genetic information could circumvent benefit-sharing rights

Bhasker Tripathi 20 Apr 2022

Conservation by eliminating human presence is a flawed construct: study

Latoya Abulu 22 Oct 2021

When salt is an essential commodity and salt makers are not

Ravleen Kaur 12 Oct 2021

Shivalik’s Tongia and Van Gujjar communities protect wildlife but their rights are ignored

Nishant Saini 8 Jun 2021
A group of woman going to market to sell forest produces.

PESA: The wait for reforms on the ground continues even after 25 years

Kundan Pandey 4 Mar 2021