Abstract/Sommario: The promise of the Forest Right Act (FRA) remains unfulfilled: A special Committee composed by the Ministries of Environment and Forests and Tribal Affairs says that the FRA, three years into its implementation, has helped only a fraction of its intended beneficiaries and has hardly begun the journey towards changing forest governance. Development projects requiring forest land continue to be given permission by State and Central governments, though such lands may have claims or rights ...; [Leggi tutto...]
The promise of the Forest Right Act (FRA) remains unfulfilled: A special Committee composed by the Ministries of Environment and Forests and Tribal Affairs says that the FRA, three years into its implementation, has helped only a fraction of its intended beneficiaries and has hardly begun the journey towards changing forest governance. Development projects requiring forest land continue to be given permission by State and Central governments, though such lands may have claims or rights over it