Reconciling Tribal Rights with Biodiversity Conservation
The Supreme Court’s order to evict, over the next five months, occupants of forest lands who failed to make a successful claim for tenure under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, has once again highlighted the dilemma of reconciling inalienable tribal rights with biodiversity conservation.
Government’s Response
The Centre and the State of Gujarat filed applications urging the Supreme Court to modify its February 13 order. The Centre refers to its letter of September 12, 2014, which speaks of the various injustices met out to the tribal populations and forest dwellers in States hit by left-wing extremism. The Centre said such ....
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