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Retrograde Forest Bill Passed
(December 21, 2006)
Dismissing concerns by environmentalists and
conservation experts, the government passed the
politically convenient Scheduled Tribes and Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
Rights) Bill, 2006 that essentially hands over forests
to forest dwellers.<More>
Is Project Tiger a Failure?
(August 29, 2006)
An investigation into the effectiveness of the
federally funded Project Tiger, launched in 1973 to
protect tigers in the 15 Tiger sanctuaries to ensure
a viable population, concluded that the program is a
failure because of insufficient training and
inadequate methods.<More>
Activists Trying to
Coerce a Tribal Bill
(August 22, 2006)
Tasting success with
stopping the Government’s plan to
rightfully amend the Right to
Information Act, activists are now
targeting the Scheduled Tribes
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill
2005, also known as the Tribal Bill
(TB), to bulldoze through
Parliament.<More>
Army to Hunt Poachers, Safeguard Forests
(June 20, 2006)
The Ministry of Environment and Forests briefed Army
Chief J.J. Singh about a new proposal, apparently
supported by non-Government organizations, to amend
relevant laws that will empower the Army to track and
kill poachers.<More>
Environmentalists Aghast at Tribal Rights Bill
(May 26, 2006)
A joint committee of
Members of Parliament had submitted a draft
legislation, which will no doubt pass because it has
the over-enthusiastic support of the communists, which
seeks to make over valued forest land over to the
tribal population.<More>
UN Warns Forest Loss (March 23, 2006)
A United Nations report says that "direct biodiversity
loss, habitat change, over-exploitation, introduction
of invasive species, nutrient loading, and climate
change show no sign of abating." <More>
Tribal Ministry Proposes Forest Rights Bill
(February 07, 2006)
The Tribal Affairs Ministry Secretary Meena Gupta
disclosed that the Scheduled Tribes Bill, also known
as Recognition of Forest Rights Bill, would be tabled
in the next Parliament session.<More>
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