Gujjar
Embedded conservation: The case of Bera village, Alwar District, Rajasthan
Bera is a village of approximately 40 households located in Core II of Sariska Tiger Reserve. The population of Bera is comprised entirely of Gujar pastoralists, who depend on the forest for animal fodder, as well as for fuel wood and various non-timber forest produce.
Mammalian diversity and management plan for Jasrota wildlife sanctuary, Kathua (J&K)
Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary, with an area of 10.04 km2, is situated on the right bank of the Ujh river in district Kathua, J&K State. The mammals of Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary represent 4.3% of the total mammals (372 species) recorded by Hossetti
Gujjar pastoralists- Planning workshop for assert their rights better
A two days planning workshop with Gujjars pastoralists who are full time pastorlists from Sariska Tiger Reserve, organised by KRAPAVIS held at its Training Centre at Bakhtpura (Alwar). About 40 Gujjar leaders from different villages; Binak – 2, Bera – 12, Sirawas – 5, Kalikhol – 10, Ramnagar – 1, Rogra – 2, Bhaptpura – 3, Kerwawal –2, were participated. KRAPAVIS team and Mr.
Awareness campaign for nomads
The Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, an organisation working for tribes and nomadic communities, has launched a fourfold programme to spread awareness among these groups regarding deadly diseases and sexually transmitted infections.
Though the tribal Gujjars constitute 20 to 25 per cent population of the state, they have negligible access to modern health-care facilities, said Dr Javaid Rahi, national secretary of the Tribal Foundation.
'We want to live in the forest'
In the blazing afternoon heat, a group of Van Gujjars listened solemnly as speaker after speaker spoke about the hardship people face when they are displaced from their traditional habitats to make way for special economic zones, special tourism zones, national parks, sanctuaries and dams. The Van Gujjars are a Muslim pastoral community.
News In Short
coastal campaign: The National Fishworker's Forum began a two-month campaign in Gujarat to draw public attention to the centre's move to dilute Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991, and
Uttarakhand bars Van Gujjars from enetering state forest
in the second week of April, 200-odd Van Gujjar families were stranded in Uttarakhand after the state forest department barred them from entering their summer homes. The Van Gujjars move to
Co-existence of Asian elephants with human beings - A difficult dream to be realised
Elephants and human beings in Rajaji National Park in northern India are increasingly arriving into conflict because of the conversion of elephant's natural habitat into agricultural areas. Besides, railway track which passes through the park area, national highways, anthropogenic activities etc are restricting frequent movement of elephants within their home range.
Court ruling on forest rights cheers Van Gujjars
the forest department of Uttarakhand has started ascertaining the population of Van Gujjars in the Rajaji National Park. They started the exercise on July 18, 2007, after the four-week period
Van Gujjars will be homeless next summer
in the first week of May, 200-odd Van Gujjar families started moving towards their summer homes in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. They had been stranded around Vikasnagar near Dehradun before a
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