Gold plated genocide
The third gold rush is threatening to relic the last of Amazon's indigenous people
The third gold rush is threatening to relic the last of Amazon's indigenous people
A gravy train called eco development, now derailed
Living with the Gaddis was an environmental lesson worth learning.
Tribal herdsmen, who are naturally closer to nature, can lead on the path towards sustainability
THE people of the Uttar Pradesh hills have always strongly opposed attempts to snatch their traditional rights. Today, they are asserting themselves once again. At various seminars and meetings
Botswana's president Festus Mogae seems to have suddenly softened his stance towards the Bushmen. He recently told a group of visiting members of parliament from the uk that Bushmen were permitted
Major tenets of the bill
The Left parties were elated when the Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2005, was passed by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha. But the gaffe was discovered later
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WHEN the Rural Litigation and Enlightenment Kendra (IRLEK), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Rajaji National Park, initiated a programme to educate the Gujjars, they came up with
Arunachal Pradesh's tribals believe they have an absolute right over the state's land and forests. The state takes a different view of the matter. The entire area lying
Industrialised countries uneasy at the prospect of a shift from traditional political rights for the individual to rights that link communities and the environment?
Alienation from traditional agricultural practices has ruined the economy of the Dangs
The issue of genetic resources today has apparently introduced a new dimension to national security . Though some scientists are making desperate attempts to develop protection models, the government and the official scientific establishment prefers to
If you travel from Hazaribagh town towards Badakagaon block in Bihar, you will find hundreds of people carrying coal on their bicycles. The people from nearby villages
For good or for worse
The Shaman tribe of the Amazon rainforest have sought to revoke a patent granted to businessperson from the us on their most sacred plant, a vine called ayauasca , which has medicinal
forest officials of Narmada Valley Development Authority (nvda) launched an operation in March 2007 to shift monkeys and nilgai from an island in the Indira Sagar Reservoir area near Chhanera in
Catalysts for Change, a 13 part film series produced by the Centre for the Development of Instructional Technology, covers the gamut of problems that plague the country and its people
How animals treat themselves with various plants provide medicinal leads to scientists.