Dehradun Declaration of Forest Peoples on Environment Justice

DEHRADUN DECLARATION
12 June 2009
During the process of enactment of the Forests Right Act (in 2006), the National Forum for Forest People’s and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) passed two important resolutions in the second National Conference held at Ranchi: 1) Establishment of community governance over forest resources
2) To resist commodification of forests and related resources
Over the last [...]

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Resolutions from NFFPFW National Conf – On Vedanta Env Award and Peruvian Govt attack on IPs

1) NFFPFW resolution condemns awarding of Golden Peacock to Vedanta Alumina Ltd.
12th June 2009
People from 15 states representing several people’s movements who have gathered under the banner of National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers’ National Conference, being held at Dehradun from 12 to 14 June 2009, condemn presentation of the ‘Golden Peacock Award [...]

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Protestors Set Record Straight on Golden Peacock Awardee Vedanta

Protestors Set Record Straight on Golden Peacock Awardee Vedanta
Twenty environment and social activists from different parts of India took over the opening ceremony of UK-charity World Environment Foundation’s “Global Convention on Climate Security” to denounce the Foundation’s Golden Peacock Awards. The activists highlighted the foundation’s choice of Vedanta Alumina as winner of the environmental management [...]

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National Convention – National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers, 10-12 June 2009, Dehradun

National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers
National Convention
June 10-12, 2009, Dehradun, India
The struggle for establishing community rule and control over the forest resources got a new boost when the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, was passed in 2006 by the Indian Parliament. It was a historical moment [...]

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