Digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by Pradan in Odisha

Securing the rights of forest dwellers on forest land and resources is crucial for their livelihood development as well as for forest protection, conservation and climate benefits. However, for decades, forest-dwelling communities have been struggling to secure their rights on forest land and resour...

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Autores principales: Niranjan, Alagu D., Dominic, Ditty Maria, Mittal, Nimisha, Sulaiman, Rasheed V., Malhotra, Aayushi, Singaraju, Niyati, Sharma, Sheetal
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Publicado: CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172450
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author Niranjan, Alagu D.
Dominic, Ditty Maria
Mittal, Nimisha
Sulaiman, Rasheed V.
Malhotra, Aayushi
Singaraju, Niyati
Sharma, Sheetal
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Malhotra, Aayushi
Mittal, Nimisha
Niranjan, Alagu D.
Sharma, Sheetal
Singaraju, Niyati
Sulaiman, Rasheed V.
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Dominic, Ditty Maria
Mittal, Nimisha
Sulaiman, Rasheed V.
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Singaraju, Niyati
Sharma, Sheetal
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description Securing the rights of forest dwellers on forest land and resources is crucial for their livelihood development as well as for forest protection, conservation and climate benefits. However, for decades, forest-dwelling communities have been struggling to secure their rights on forest land and resources, the absence of which is preventing them from securing the various benefits offered by government schemes in terms of education, healthcare, and agricultural development. Recognising these issues, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2006, commonly known as the Forest Rights Act (FRA) was passed by the Government of India. This Act enabled the forest dwellers to claim their customary and traditional rights on forest land and resources through Individual Forest Rights (IFR), Community Rights (CR), and Community Forest Resources Rights (CFRR). However, the intricacies involved in the claim-making process posed a major challenge for these marginalized communities. In this context, PRADAN, one of India’s leading NGOs, has been facilitating the forest rights-claiming process in Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Over the years, PRADAN has achieved a major breakthrough by getting the claims accepted by the government using a digital mapping tool. This Good Practice Note describes how PRADAN is assisting in digital land mapping and documentation to expedite the claim process under the Forest Rights Act-2006 in Rayagada, Odisha, thereby ensuring the digital inclusion of forest dwelling communities (Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes [FDSTs] and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers [OTFDs]) in forest areas.
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spelling CGSpace1724502025-11-06T17:25:30Z Digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by Pradan in Odisha Niranjan, Alagu D. Dominic, Ditty Maria Mittal, Nimisha Sulaiman, Rasheed V. Malhotra, Aayushi Singaraju, Niyati Sharma, Sheetal development organization sustainable livelihoods digital technology innovation adoption forest protection Securing the rights of forest dwellers on forest land and resources is crucial for their livelihood development as well as for forest protection, conservation and climate benefits. However, for decades, forest-dwelling communities have been struggling to secure their rights on forest land and resources, the absence of which is preventing them from securing the various benefits offered by government schemes in terms of education, healthcare, and agricultural development. Recognising these issues, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2006, commonly known as the Forest Rights Act (FRA) was passed by the Government of India. This Act enabled the forest dwellers to claim their customary and traditional rights on forest land and resources through Individual Forest Rights (IFR), Community Rights (CR), and Community Forest Resources Rights (CFRR). However, the intricacies involved in the claim-making process posed a major challenge for these marginalized communities. In this context, PRADAN, one of India’s leading NGOs, has been facilitating the forest rights-claiming process in Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Over the years, PRADAN has achieved a major breakthrough by getting the claims accepted by the government using a digital mapping tool. This Good Practice Note describes how PRADAN is assisting in digital land mapping and documentation to expedite the claim process under the Forest Rights Act-2006 in Rayagada, Odisha, thereby ensuring the digital inclusion of forest dwelling communities (Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes [FDSTs] and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers [OTFDs]) in forest areas. 2024 2025-01-29T20:48:01Z 2025-01-29T20:48:01Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172450 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation Niranjan, D.A., Dominic, D.M., Mittal, N., Sulaiman V.R, Malhotra, A., Singaraju, N. & Sharma. S. 2024. Digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by PRADAN in Odisha. Good Practices in Digital Inclusion No 2. CGIAR Digital Innovation Initiative: International Rice Research Institute and Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy. Hyderabad. India. 11 p.
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digital technology
innovation adoption
forest protection
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Dominic, Ditty Maria
Mittal, Nimisha
Sulaiman, Rasheed V.
Malhotra, Aayushi
Singaraju, Niyati
Sharma, Sheetal
Digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by Pradan in Odisha
title Digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by Pradan in Odisha
title_full Digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by Pradan in Odisha
title_fullStr Digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by Pradan in Odisha
title_full_unstemmed Digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by Pradan in Odisha
title_short Digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by Pradan in Odisha
title_sort digital mapping for inclusive rights on forest land and resources by pradan in odisha
topic development organization
sustainable livelihoods
digital technology
innovation adoption
forest protection
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