Uttarakhand: Overruling Of Forest Rights Act Continues: Van Gujjars Still Waiting For Seasonal ...

Uttarakhand: Overruling Of Forest Rights Act Continues: Van Gujjars Still Waiting For Seasonal Grazing Permit In Uttarakhand Himalaya, India Nabi Kanta Jha, 2011   The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, has not given any 'justice' to the landless and semi-nomadic Van Gujjar pastoral community in the Uttarakhand Himalaya of northern India. Their problem of not being allowed to move to their traditional summer pastures continues as...

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