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2025
IDR Explains | Forest Rights Act (FRA)
In just four questions, learn what FRA is, why it was enacted, how it aims to benefit India’s forest…
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IDR Explains | Commons
In just 10 minutes, learn how India’s commons power its people, ecology, and economy—through example…
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2025
Budget and Adivasis: Is it about development or politics? | The Indian…
By Virginius Xaxa
Tribals are strong vote banks of the BJP and have been crucial in their return …
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2025
Localising the COP agenda: Enabling local self-governments to lead cli…
By Arindam Banerjee, Vinuta Gopal
Localising the COP agenda: Enabling local self-governments to l…
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2025
Sam-Poshit Living: Rethinking Sustainability Through the Lens of Triba…
By Sudarshan Iyengar
Sam-Poshit Living: Rethinking Sustainability Through the Lens of Tribal Wisd…
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2025
Reimagining Local Governance: The Kerala Model for Sustainable Commons…
By Thomas Isaac, Former Finance Minister, Government of Kerala
In Kerala, we have spent the last …
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2025
Asha Akka’s Story from Kolar
by Koushik Yanamandram
After a couple of hours of a drive, on the highway connecting Bengaluru w…
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Koraput’s Gram Sabhas Organise to Manage and Benefit from Kendu Leaf Tr…
In Koraput district’s Boipariguda block, 103 Gram Sabhas have formed the Boipariguda Mahasangh inten…
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Keepers of the Forest: Adivasi Women Lead a Climate-Resilient Response…
In Odisha’s forested Koraput district, Adivasi women from over a 100 villages are leading acom…
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LIVELIHOODS THROUGH FOREST CONSERVATION
The majority livelihoods of people living among the forests are dependent onthe health (protection, …
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CLAIMING GENDER PARITY THROUGH INFORMED COLLABORATIVE ACTION
This is the story of women forest community to claim Gender parity byCollaborating action with Infor…
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CLINCHING NTFP DEAL
This is the story of how Communities from Kalahandi dist obtainedprofitable incomes from their NTFP …
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2025
CONSERVATION AND PROMOTION OF TRIBAL ARTS &HANDICRAFTS: BETTER LIV…
Often many Tribal communities are proficient in tribal arts that have aunique and Niche value. Also …
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EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE
It was a movement of gender parity and economic empowerment of womenfrom the village of Taljhari vil…
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| Case studies
At the First Mile, First in Line
How Gram Panchayat Help Desks in Jharkhand are bridging the digital divide and rebuilding everyday governance.
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An Assessmentof Tribal Incomes from Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Ten Districts of Jharkhand…
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The Design Features of an Orientation Workshop on DAJGUA by Block Level Functionaries
ASSISTING POLICY-PRACTICE-FINANCE, NAVIGATING THE STATE
Provide Block Development Officers (BDOs)/ Block Level Functionaries with a structured guide to conduct a condensed orientation workshop for their Block Level Implementation Teams …
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2025
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Participation As A Community Memeber – DAJGUA
ASSISTING POLICY-PRACTICE-FINANCE, NAVIGATING THE STATE
The Kutia Kondh tribe residing in Kandhamal district of Odisha, India, are known for their traditional cultivation practices and cultural beliefs.
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2025
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Inclusion As A Rightholder Under DAJGUA
ASSISTING POLICY-PRACTICE-FINANCE, NAVIGATING THE STATE
Lalita Jani, 34, is a landless tribal woman belonging to Kondh tribal community, one of the 64 Scheduled Tribe communities of Odisha.
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2025
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Natural Resource Management for Frontline Officials and Sarpanches/ Panchayat Pradhan
COMMUNITY-LED PRACTICES
This module serves as a comprehensive guide for Frontline Officers and Panchayat office bearers, enabling them to effectively understand and support communities on natural resource…
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2025
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Sensitise Children and Youth for Commons and NRM
INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING & YOUTH VOICES
A fun do-it-yourself booklet for village children and youth to learn more about village’s common and natural resources.
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