How wildlife conservation laws and policies have reduced the Forest Rights Act to a paper tiger

Category : Environment Conservation | Location : National  | Posted on 2022-12-19 10:36:48

The future of more than 16 lakh Adivasis and their claim to forest land and resources continues to be uncertain. The Supreme Court on November 11 was expected to rule on the constitutionality of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, which grants them these rights. But the verdict has not yet been delivered and there has been no communication about a new date for the ruling.

Source: https://scroll.in/article/1039008/how-wildlife-conservation-laws-and-policies-have-reduced-the-forest-rights-act-to-a-paper-tiger