We are working around Great Himalayan National Park since 2000. Our work include community’s role and rights in forest and forest resources based on FRA, 2006. We are strongly committed to our cultural values around forest and the significance of forest deities (“banshira”) and sacred groves in the region in our work.
Out of total 211 FRC in Banjar block, 166 CFR claims are submitted at SDLC Banjar. Various training are conducted at village, block level for communities and officials.
Regular awareness, advocacy and on-ground mobilisation is done to re-establish community ties and duties towards forest and forest resource conservation. Slowly we are trying to institutionalise community based ownership and managment via Community Forest Right Management Committee (CFRMC) under FRA, 2006
CFR and CFRR
Community forest duties and rights under FRA gives us an legal framework to build our efforts in reconnecting people with thier forest as its guardians and users
Traditional knowledge and Forest Restoration
Local and traditional knowledge around forest and its resources is an important part of our lifestlye and culture, which must be revived along with restoration works
Spiritual, dharmic and cultural values around sacred grove
Kullu is called land of gods, and forest deities and sacred grave play key role towards biodiversity conservation
We are trying to revive local and traditional knowledge and practices around forest and sacred spaces within forest. We aim to reconnect the young generation to forest and aware people about the Himalayan mountain ecology and biodiversity in the region and its value for downstream communities and humanity at large.
One of the several training sessions with village Forest Rights Committee: Over a period of time SAHARA has developed a network of active volunteers in the region around community forest rights and duties