Impact of Forest Conservation Act on Forest Rights Act

Ground Tales

Hello and welcome to ground tales. This is your host Shuchita Jha and this is the second part of our Forest Conservation Act series.

Last time we discussed the amendments to the FCA and today we will talk about the effects of these new amendments to the Forest Rights Act of 2006, which was made to undo the historical injustice to the indigenous communities in the country by granting them land titles so that can continue their lifestyles and their professions as it is in the forests they have been living in through centuries.

We have with us Mr. Tushar Dash, an independent researcher working on forest rights and governance issues in India. He is associated with national initiatives of civil society organisations and bodies working with pastoral communities, working for the implementation of the Forest Rights Act. He has also conducted several training programs on FRA with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and has served in committees and policy forums set up by the central and state governments, and has written extensively on the implementation of FRA.

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