Why this Maharashtra village is fighting for the long forgotten Gramdan Act?
Dec 2022, Mendha (Lekha), a village deep inside the forest area of Gadchiroli, moved the Nagpur bench of the Bombay HC for implementing Gramdan, a historic act born out of a movement by Vinoba Bhave
आदिवासी इतिहास का नया अध्याय (In Hindi)
भारत शायद विश्व के उन चुनिंदा देशों में है जहां जंगल-जमीन की स्वाधीनता और स्वायत्तता के सफल आंदोलनों का इतिहास - अकादमिक अथवा शैक्षणिक संस्थाओं में लगभग हाशिये पर है
Huts of knowledge: These tribal women in Odisha teach their next generation about forests through ‘kutir’ meetings
Apart from sharing traditional knowledge, the women at these meetings also spread awareness on ownership rights
Rethinking participation
A reflection on the prospects and potential for communities and their natural resources in the light of their own traditions, inner character and the forces impinging upon them.
India’s 1st CFR village moves HC for ‘gramdan’ status
A 100% of the landowners in the village surrendered their ownership and the whole village land came under gramdan.
आग बुझाने से जी उठा जंगल (in Hindi)
झारखंड के दो गावों ने जंगल से आग बुझाकर उन्हें न केवल हरा-भरा कर लिया है बल्कि वे ईंधन, चारा, पानी और जंगल से जुड़े खान-पान के मामले में आत्मनिर्भर हो गए हैं।
Forest rights good for forests too: This Odisha village shows how
The independence and ownership of the forest have allowed the villagers to regenerate the woods with depleted vegetation.
In India, forest rights means forest conservation
CFR rights enable successful ecological restoration of forests, biodiversity conservation and food and livelihood security.
Locking horns to save the Sacred Cow: India’s Indigenous Pastoralists Fight for Their Livelihoods and Cultural Traditions
... a classic case of community-based improvement and conservation of an Indigenous livestock germplasm.