CED Activity Reports
By & for NGOs
Signs of The Times
CED Activity Reports
By & for NGOs
Signs of The Times
Survival
at stake  By Archana Prasad The forest rights Bill is an important step in the struggle to reverse the historical marginalisation of tribal people. Interview: Brinda Karat By T.K. Rajalakshmi One of the most vociferous proponents of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, Brinda Karat feels that it is a major step in the spirit of social justice. A strong votary for the inclusion of the rights of other forest-dwellers, too, the Rajya Sabha member of the CPI(M) is of the opinion that the legislation has sounded the death knell for the "Fatwa Raj" of Forest Department officials. In this interview to Frontline, Brinda Karat spoke about the controversies that emerged in the context of the Bill. Excerpts. For lasting rights By Ashish Kothari The forest rights Bill finally gives forest-dwelling communities a legal basis for their rights to forest resources. 'Growth' as goal By Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon The environment impact assessment law seems to be driven by those whom it is meant to regulate. Two cheers for the Bill: Reports from States
The
forest rights legislation has been welcomed
by tribal people and rights activists, but with reservations. Doubts
on efficacy |