F.a: Indigenous Rights and Forest regeneration and protection in Chhattisgarh

General

The project aims at capacitating and supporting the indigenous community to secure their rights and entitlements on forest land. The emphasis will be on collective rights over commons and Habitat rights of particularly vulnerable tribal groups who increasi ngly facing threat of displacement due to expansion of industrial projects.The project also intend to address the adverse impact of climate change which forest dwellers and marginal tribal agriculturalist are facing. ASM is launching a campaign on forest r egeneration/plantation of useful and climate resistant trees and traditional agriculture.It will take up study and put advocacy efforts for state/governmental measures to promote climate change resistant plantation and traditional agriculture.The project a lso aims at activating such institutions which have potential to promote tribal cause and issues. The project will build awareness among community about these institutions and arrangements.