PA Advocacy

  1. Note on the ban on Non-Timber Forest Produce Collection in Protected Areas due to erroneous interpretation of Supreme Court Order (2007) 
  2.  Petition to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs against NTCA order preventing recognition of rights under FRA in Tiger Reserves (April 2017). 
  3. Petition to the MoEFCC regarding an advisory for the containment and management of Covid 19 in National Parks/ Sanctuaries/ Tiger Reserves 2020
  1. Comments on ‘Draft Protocol /Guidelines for Voluntary Village Relocation in Notified Core/Critical Tiger Habitats of Tiger Reserves (FOC, 2011)
  2. Open letter to J Natarajan (MoEF) to stop disbursal of funds for relocation from Protected Areas till democratic process is established (2013)
  1. Comments on the 2002 Amendment to the WLPA (January 2003)
  2. Letter to A Raja (MoEF) on Amendments to be made in the WLPA on recommendations of the Tiger Task Force (2006)
  3. Proposed Guidelines on Identification of Critical Tiger Habitats, Coexistence and Relocation related to Tiger Reserves (In pursuance of the WLPA amendment of 2006)
  4. Letter to J Ramesh (MoEF) on Amendments to the Wildlife Act (2009) 
  5. Submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Forests WLPA Amendments 2013
  6. Working Note on Chronology of drafting and implementation of the Critical Wildlife Habitat Process
  7. Comments on the Draft Wild Life Protection (Amendment) Bill 2021
  1. Comments on guidelines on Critical Wildlife Habitat under FRA issued by the MoEF in November 2007 
  2. Proposed guidelines by FOC in December 2007
  3. Press Statement on PMs letter to states on Critical Wildlife Habitat (January 2008) 
  4. Recommendations on Critical Wildlife Habitat and Critical Wildife Habitat in a National Consultation organised by the Centre for Ecological Studies, IISC; Karnataka State Forest Department and FOC (May 2008)
  5. 2nd National Consultation organised by FOC on Critical Wildlife Habitat (August 2009) 
  6. Comments on the revised guidelines on Critical Wildlife Habitat under the FRA issued by MoEF (28 February 2011). 
  7. Comments on the Guidelines on Critical Wildlife Habitat 2018
  8. Critical Wildlife Habitat: What is it, how should it be implemented, and how is it being pushed through? 2020
  9. Critical Wildlife Habitat: What is it, how should it be implemented, and how is it being pushed through? 2020 (Hindi)
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