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What do the Forest Dwellers Want to Say?

A forest-dwelling community that fosters coexistence and conservation, and practices activism to secure rights as protected under the law.

आदिवासी इतिहास का नया अध्याय (In Hindi)

भारत शायद विश्व के उन चुनिंदा देशों में है जहां जंगल-जमीन की स्वाधीनता और स्वायत्तता के सफल आंदोलनों का इतिहास - अकादमिक अथवा शैक्षणिक संस्थाओं में लगभग हाशिये पर है

Huts of knowledge: These tribal women in Odisha teach their next generation about forests through ‘kutir’ meetings

Apart from sharing traditional knowledge, the women at these meetings also spread awareness on ownership rights

When the Forest is our Garden, the garden also becomes a place for Conflict (of Interests)

Community mobilisation under the Tribal Yuva Sangathan: Fight for rights under FRA and CFRR, Conservation & revival of traditional practices, Creation of educational spaces

Collaborative Knowledge Building – The story of River Kaigal

How a high school EVS class led to a Community Conservation and Collaborative Knowledge Building

Community Forest Rights & The Pandemic: Gram Sabhas Lead the Way (in Malayalam)

Empowerment of villagers to govern and manage local natural resources can sustain economies!

Who is Dr Rajendra Bharud, the Nandurbar collector who foresaw the need of oxygen plants

When there was a steady decline in cases, he set up their first liquid oxygen plant at the district hospital

D Litt degrees conferred upon Devaji Tofa & Sunil Deshpande

Long overdue recognition for practitioners of traditional knowledge and alternative learning models.

Removing forest dwellers from areas to protect biodiversity costs more than involving them: report

"... Such examples of realising economic benefits have a direct positive impact on forest growth,”