Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act and Rules
Deforestation, Tribal Displacement and an Alibi for Legalised Land Grabbing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10940601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keya Saxena (0000-0001-7049-9685, All India Council for Technical Education, corresponding author), K B Saxena (Distinguished Faculty, Council for Social Development, New Delhi, India.) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-40 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-0857 • E-ISSN: 0976-3538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0049085718821766 |
| OpenAlex | W2922377094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
Compensatory afforestation means the afforestation of plantations of an equivalent area of non-forest land or of double the area of degraded notified forest to compensate for the loss of forests diverted for development activities. The user of this diverted forest is required to pay its ‘net present value’ to the forest department for this purpose. On the direction of the Supreme Court, a law has been enacted and rules framed to manage the money collected for afforestation. The contents of this legislation and the manner of its enforcement have, however, led to a severe reduction of the tribals’ access to forest resources, forcible plantation on their village commons, pastures and even on patta land, and the relocation of their settlements from forests, thereby violating their rights in land and forests. It has also led to severely eroding their means of livelihood besides creating a perverse incentive for deforestation. This has created a new area of conflict between tribal communities and the state
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 2,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |