Implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the Western Ghats Region of Kerala

Sathyapalan, Jyothis (2010): Implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the Western Ghats Region of Kerala. Published in: Economic and Political Weekly , Vol. XLV, No. 30 (24 July 2010): pp. 65-72.

Abstract

This study of the implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in the Western Ghats of Kerala identifies the main constraints to the working of the legislation. Community rights and conservation provisions seem to be ignored. The paper also highlights the importance of integrating the implementation of the fra with the participatory forest management programmes for providing community rights to the use of forests products. It also recommends a need for sensitising communities to various provisions of the legislation.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Forest Rights India
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors ; Shadow Economy ; Institutional Arrangements; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines

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