200 million tribals and other traditional forest dwelling communities depend on forests for their livelihood – ranging from shelter to forest produce. In Maharashtra, 10 million adivasis solely live and earn from forest based non-timber produce and agricultural activities. However, low levels of literacy, poverty, lack of technical and leadership skills has resulted in landlessness.
Despite the enactment of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, a landmark legislation, millions of tribals and other traditional forest dwelling communities have not had much success in getting entitlements to their traditional land holdings. We are striving to transform this landlessness into land security. Land ownership will not only help to secure identity and dignity but also improve the livelihoods of the tribal community. We aim to secure land rights of one million oppressed and marginalised tribal and forest dwelling communities by 2025 across India through engagement, capacity building, leadership, data collection and GIS based mapping of land parcels.
To streamline and accelerate the restoration of forest rights and transformation of community forest resources, we have developed a robust, user-friendly technological platform. This platform:
Empowering Communities Through Technology: We train tribal family members to use this platform, enabling them to map their own land parcels and visualize their ancestral forest land and resources. This empowerment fosters a deeper connection to their land and aids in effective resource management.
Our innovative approach not only ensures accuracy but also has the potential to be replicated and scaled, enhancing forest rights restoration efforts across diverse regions.
Waatavaran Climate Environment & Sustainability Foundation is a not-for-profit company incorporated and registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. All donations made to Waatavaran are eligible for income tax deduction under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.
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