The Persistent Adivasi Demand for Land Rights and the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Kerala, India

This paper asks whether the Forest Rights Act (FRA) passed by the Government of India in 2006 could provide effective access and ownership rights to land and forests for the adivasi communities of Kerala, thereby leading to an enhancement of their entitlements. The study was conducted in Wayanad dis...

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Main Authors: Darley Jose Kjosavik, Nadarajah Shanmugaratnam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/5/158