Overview
We are engaged in pilot-level action in two Adivasi-dominated high forest sites — Bastar district in Chhattisgarh and Baiga Chak region of Dindori & Mandla districts in Madhya Pradesh. We aim to build capacities of local communities to generate positive outcomes for democratic rights, livelihoods and forests, and also to learn from these initiatives in order to inform our training and policy outreach.
Our teams in both sites consist primarily of Adivasi youth from those regions, and they work with Gram Sabhas on claim-making, conflict resolution, CFR management planning, implementation of livelihood enhancement and forest regeneration activities, and liaising with the state administration on community-based forest governance.
In Bastar, we have enabled 56 villages in Bastar to gain CFR rights over 40,000 ha, enabled another 22 villages to submit CFRR claims, supported 20 villages in creating CFR management plans, and are now working with 15 of these villages for implementation of these plans.
In Baiga Chak, we have piloted a new approach to the problems faced by Forest Villages, and enabled 2 Forest Villages to submit comprehensive Individual Forest Rights claims. We have also enabled 8 Forest Villages to submit CFRR claims and are working with another 6 villages on claim-submission. Villages have also begun to plan post-claims forest management.
Potential mapping
Claim Making
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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: Building capacities for recognising CFR rights in Bastar Date: Oct 16, 2023 -
Video: CFR Rights in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh (Hindi) Date: Dec 18, 2023 -
Video: Comprehensive Forest Rights Recognition in Forest Villages Date: Aug 15, 2024 -
Workshops for PESA coordinators and mobilizers from four districts of MP Date: 25th to 28th November, 2024 -
FRA workshop at Azim Premji University, Bhopal Date: 20th to 22nd November, 2024 -
Training of women leaders on PESA and Forest Rights Act Date: 6th to 9th June, 2024 -
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Training for Elected Representatives in Dindori district, MP Date: 15th December, 2023
Management Planning
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Project: CFR management planning in Bastar villages ATREE planned to assist a selected set of 7 villages (from those that have received CFR titles) as pilot villages in managing CFRs for forest conservation and livelihood enhancement. -
Carrying forward learnings on CFRR implementation and management to greater Bastar region In any action research project, how does one balance the need to improve the quality of on-ground interventions with the need to scale-up these interventions to wider geographies? -
Perspectives Building Workshop for FRA Coordinators, held at Tilda-Newra (CG) Date: 17th to 22nd October, 2024 -
Report of the Workshop on Community Forest Management Planning in Dindori District Date: 24th to 25th March, 2022 -
‘Training of Trainers’ for CFR Management Plan preparation – Report of workshop held in Yavatmal district, Maharashtra Date: 7th to 8th December, 2021
Post Claims
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Ecotourism Workshop (Bastar) (CG) Date: 15th February, 2025