Political ecology study reveals conflict over mineral extraction and indigenous rights in Chhattisgarh, suggesting systemic undermining of forest rights.
This paper provides a critical political ecology analysis of the structural conflict between state-sponsored mineral extraction and indigenous forest rights in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Positioned at the intersection of environmental sociology, legal geography, and critical development studies, the study examines how the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) is systematically neutralized by an alliance of state agencies and private capital. Through an investigation of contested resource frontiers—with a particular focus on the eco-sensitive Hasdeo Arand forest region—this paper uncovers the mechanisms of
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