Tigers or tribals: The conservation dilemma unfolds as state governments resist forest rights while the Tiger Corridor Project threatens mass displacement of indigenous communities across India.
The Baiga community in Chhattisgarh became the second Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in the state to be awarded Habitat Forest Rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.
The Kamar Tribe of Chhattisgarh recently became the first Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the state to be accorded Habitat Forest Rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.