The death of an elephant in the Nilgiris spotlights the tussle over a conservation project

The Sigur Elephant Corridor, connecting the Western and Eastern Ghats, is facing resistance because it will displace over 12,000 people.

KA Shaji

· Feb 04, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Denied government benefits for over two decades, two Assam villages are camping in Tinsukia town

They live inside a national park where no settlements are allowed. So the government cannot legally carry out development activities.

Arunabh Saikia

· Dec 31, 2020 · 09:00 am

Coronavirus: India’s unplanned lockdown unleashed fresh hell for its Adivasis

The government’s neglect of livelihood support measures has pushed indigenous communities into a deeper crisis.

Sushmita

· Dec 20, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Over 13,000 families living in 26 ‘protected areas’ displaced between 1999 to 2019, shows study

The forceful displacement has led to violent clashes between local communities, forest department and the police.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 05, 2020 · 05:54 pm

Adivasis are being made the scapegoat for the industrial-scale felling of trees along Betwa river

The dusty, drought-prone region was once covered with dense jungle where leopards, tigers and antelopes roamed.

Mohit M Rao

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Astha Choudhary

· Sep 26, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Laws meant to protect the environment are threatening forests and those dependent on them

Plantations are replacing biodiverse forests under compensatory afforestation, an analysis of land diversion shows.

CR Bijoy, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 26, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In Odisha’s Similipal park, recognition of community rights paved the way for sustainable growth

The 2015 move has enriched the sanctuary’s biodiversity and locals’ livelihoods.

Pragati Prava

· Jun 29, 2020 · 01:30 pm

An Adivasi community in Kerala has united to save the region’s dwindling hornbill population

A proposed hydroelectric dam, poaching and timber mafia threaten the bird population.

KA Shaji

· Dec 30, 2019 · 01:30 pm

‘Jal, jungle, zameen’: In Delhi, hundreds of Adivasis demand their legal right to forest land

The protestors were also protesting against a Supreme Court evicting 10 lakh families across 16 states from their forest homes.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Nov 22, 2019 · 06:30 am

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana offer no help as Chhattisgarh Adivasis seek land rights

The Adivasis have been demanding land rights, but to no avail.

Nihar Gokhale, Land Conflict Watch

· Nov 21, 2019 · 01:30 pm

The Daily Fix: Despite relief for Aarey, India is losing the larger battle to protect its forests

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a belated stay on tree-felling in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony. But forest destruction is rampant across the country.

Aarefa Johari

· Oct 08, 2019 · 09:42 am

Forest Rights Act: UN experts call for ban on forced evictions, raise concerns over enactment of law

The SC in February ordered the eviction of more than 10 lakh families of Adivasis and other forest-dwellers across 16 states but later stayed its order.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 19, 2019 · 12:33 pm