Overview
Baiga Chak is a region in Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh, distinguished for being the homeland for the Baiga community. The Baiga community identified as ‘Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups’ (PVTGs) were historically settled as bonded labour engaged for forestry operations in the region, and these settlements were called ‘Forest Villages’ administered by the Forest Department.
ATREE began working in the forest villages of Samnapur, Bajag, and Karanjia blocks in 2021. The work in Baiga Chak has been specifically focused on;
Training: Workshops of village representatives, representatives of the district and forest administration on understanding the legal peculiarities of ‘Forest Villages’, and on Community Forest Resource Rights.
Geospatial Tech: Engaging and giving assistance to villagers using the Aamcho CFR App and the WebGIS Platform in the community-led mapping process.
Action: Assisting villagers in mapping IFR and CFRR areas, hand-holding in claim-making for IFR and CFRR. The focus has been to set up actionable models in a few target villages, leading to improved training for others.
Policy Outreach: Engaging with state and district-level administration on the bottlenecks related to recognition of Individual and Community Forest Resource Rights claims in Forest Villages
Research: Developing methodologies for wall-to-wall mapping of lands claimed under Individual Forest Rights through use of hand-held mobile applications and WebGIS.
Research
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Forest Rights in Baiga Chak, Madhya Pradesh The study focuses on the challenges in implementing FRA in Baiga Chak, Madhya Pradesh
Training
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Two days Training program for on PESA and CFRR: Claim-making process and use of webGIS and mapping Date: 14th-15th October, 2024 -
Training of women leaders on PESA and Forest Rights Act Date: 6th to 9th June, 2024 -
Training for Elected Representatives in Dindori district, MP Date: 15th December, 2023 -
Training for the Staff of the Forest Department Date: 23rd November, 2023 -
Report of the Workshop on Community Forest Management Planning in Dindori District Date: 24th to 25th March, 2022 -
Training of Trainers on Raising Legal Awareness 5th-6th July 2024
Action
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Project: CFR claim-making in Baiga Chak ATREE is now supporting forest rights committees (FRC) in the CFRR claim process in twelve villages across two districts. -
Project: Securing IFR for the forest villages of Madhya Pradesh using geospatial technology Geospatial tools can solve the long pending problem of IFR, by equipping FRCs and gram sabhas to take charge of the claim-making process. -
Video: Comprehensive Forest Rights Recognition in Forest Villages Date: Aug 15, 2024 -
FRA Workshop with Representatives of Civil Society Groups Working in Dindori Date: 28th to 29th July, 2024 -
Training of Trainers on Raising Legal Awareness 5th-6th July 2024
Policy Outreach
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FRA Workshop with Representatives of Civil Society Groups Working in Dindori Date: 28th to 29th July, 2024
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Never-ending injustice: Forest Villages of Madhya Pradesh The article describes the plight of the Adivasis in Forest Villages of Madhya Pradesh
Geospatial Tech
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Project: Securing IFR for the forest villages of Madhya Pradesh using geospatial technology Geospatial tools can solve the long pending problem of IFR, by equipping FRCs and gram sabhas to take charge of the claim-making process.