What is this map about? - An interactive map highlighting the negative impacts of exclusionary wildlife conservation policies and practices, on local and indigenous communities in India. The map reveals how rights of communities have been undermined and how mainstream conservation efforts have impacted livelihoods and sustenance of the local communities. The map is a product of an extensive collaborative study carried out in association with local communities living in and around protected areas, civil society organizations, activists and independent scholars for three years. The aim of this map is to make information on conflicts in PAs available for those working on these issues.
What does it contain? - Case studies from PAs highlighting issues such as illegal alteration of PA boundaries, large-scale displacement of local communities, discrepancies and legal violations that occurred during displacement, and, human-rights violations. The map also addresses the low implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and, details the reasons for it.
Objective for the map – To record and analyze socio-environmental conflicts emerging within various PAs in India. To create a wider debate around official conservation policies and praxis in India.
[Insert map of India highlighting the PAs for which we have data. Clicking on the PA will lead to the case study].