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Land and natural resource alienation in Cambodia

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2006
Cambodia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
common lands
land
Land is the repository of memory and keeps traces of the past in the absence of a strong written tradition. It is perceived as an open book from which anyone can read and learn about local history: place names, old roads, legends and stories attached to places. For local people, bulldozing the landscape is seen as erasing their history, and disturbing social organisations and traditions.[1] In Cambodia--as in many other countries--land is an extremely important economic resource and asset. Land is livelihood.
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India State of Forest Report 2015

Reports & Research
April, 2015
India
Forest Tenure
forest land
state forests
Status of Forest Report is published every two years by Forestr Survey of India, an autonomous agency under Indian Ministry of Environment and Forest.

It covers forest areas, forest cover, density, mapping, etc with information from national, States and district level.
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Status report on implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

[For the period ending 28.02.2017]

Reports & Research
February, 2017
India
Forest Tenure
community forestry
forest land
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India is the nodal ministry authorized for the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (recognition of Forest rights) Act, 2006.

This site presents updated status report of IFR and CFR claims and rights recognition state-wise with number and area.
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Forest Rights Act, 2006

Act, Rules and Guidelines

Legislation & Policies
April, 2014
India
community forestry
forest land
Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA), Government of India provides definintion of forest land as per FRA, different types of forest rights as per FRA, and comprehensive rules and guidelines related to FRA.
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THE INDIAN FOREST ACT, 1927

Legislation & Policies
September, 1927
India
forest management plans
private forests

The document deals with reservation of forest, forest settlement, formation of village forest, protected forests including control and management of forest.

It delienates legal forest types and tenure typologies under them.
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Forest laws, acts, regulations

Other legal document
June, 2017
India
forest conservation
forest land
forest law
forest management plans
MoEFCC is the central ministry of Government of India, responsible for forest administration in the country; the page provides information on forest laws, acts, rules and guidelines etc.
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Online Submission & Monitoring of Forest and Wildlife Clearance Proposals

Other legal document
June, 2017
India
forest conservation
forest land
Live statistics of forest and wildlife area clearances given by Ministry for diversion to non-forestry purpose for investment. Organized as per stages of clearance, level (district, state, national) where the proposal is being considered, Searchable database indicating state, proposal name, user agency, forest area requested, status of area clearance along with link to reports.
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Response to Forest land diversion for mining question in Parliament in 2016

Reports & Research
August, 2016
India
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
forest land
The India Environment Portal is initiated and managed by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in 2005. It puts together information about environment and development issues in one-stop shop. Information provided include data on forest land diversion for mining state-wise and their ecological impact along with steps taken by government.
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Diversion of forest land and Compensatory Afforestation

Reports & Research
January, 2013
India
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
forest conservation
forest land
forest management plans
Audit of Forestland diversion and Compensatory afforestation by Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The report provides information on forest land diverted for non-forest use, land diverted for compensatory afforestation, use of funds with identification of gaps and suggestion of corrective measures.
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Trends in forest ownership, forest resource tenure and institutional arrangements: are they contributing to better forest management and poverty reduction?

A case study from Orissa, India

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2006
India
community forestry
forest law
forest management plans
This FAO study document provides information on formal and legal basis of forests and forest management types in Odisha along with trends and changes; describes status and impact of forest management regimes including JFM, CFM and mainstream forest management; delineates lesson learnt and future challenges.