💨 Abstract

The Forest Rights Act, which recognizes the rights of tribal and forest-dependent communities over land they have lived on for generations, is yet to be fully implemented, according to an umbrella group of over 150 tribal and forest dwellers' organizations in India. The central government's data on forest area encroachment, submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has been called inauthentic due to this incomplete implementation.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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