Why will they listen to us?
“We are finding it hard to eat nowadays because we are so scared to go and collect firewood. Even if we pick up a fallen stick they will catch us and put a case on us.” -says Saroja, a now-single woman, who vividly remembers her husband being fined and jailed for carrying firewood from the […]
Women Environment Human Rights Defender – A retreat for Indigenous women
On the 5th and 6th of November, 21 women from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) and Chhattisgarh flocked together (15 in-person and 6 online from Chhattisgarh) as birds of the same feather for the country-level discussions on Women Environment Human Rights Defenders (WEHRD). The room was lit with a new energy of togetherness, laughter, songs, dance, thoughts and […]
FRA – Regional Forum meeting in Nilambur
A meeting was facilitated at Cherupuzha to discuss upon the follow-up actions related to FRA proceedings. The regional FRA coordination group in the landscape of Nilambur consists of FRC leaders from nine different tribal settlements. Members of the regional FRA coordination group and representatives from Malappuram district committee of Kerala Adivasi Forum (KAF)- an independent […]
An Adivasi women at the Forefront of Forest Rights
While the primary focus areas of the Community Well-being programme are Health, Livelihoods, and Environmental Governance, one of the common threads we find too evident to miss is the gender aspect. Multiple pieces of literature point towards gendered-subjectivities. What it means is that women and men perceive things differently- be it in terms of how […]
On a spree to kill the forests
The main role of the Environment Ministry is to conserve, improve and safeguard the forest and wildlife of the country. Absurdly, the intention has been the opposite in our country. The pandemic is evidently showing us – how human-wellbeing is linked to the health of our environment. Despite this, our nodal agency is failing to […]
A commitment to protect Forest, Land, Soil and Water
Given the current state of affairs across the country, the process of claiming and obtaining Community Forest Rights (CFR) could take until kingdom come. The subject is largely discussed or promised during the time of elections, but the intensity fades away when it comes to implementation, by state governments. Facilitating training and workshops to improve […]
Forest Rights Act – An Exposure visit to Yavatmal
The three-day visit helped community members deepen their knowledge of the Forest Rights Act and made them understand the need for collective actions.
