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Urgent Action: Stop evictions from tiger reserves *“We were forced to leave. They made us leave our village. Before the evictions there was a lot of trouble, the forest department harrassed us a lot.”* Baiga man evicted from Kanha Tiger Reserve Across India thousands of people are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands inside tiger reserves in the name of conservation. Last year, Baiga and Gond families were evicted from Kanha Tiger Reserve, home of Kipling's The Jungle Book. In 2013, Khadia hunter-gatherers were evicted from Similipal Tiger Reserve. They ended up living in dire conditions under plastic sheets. These evictions are illegal under Indian and international law. Please write to the Minister responsible, asking him to uphold the law and stop all evictions that don’t have the free, prior and informed consent of the tribal communities concerned. All those evicted against their will should be allowed to return. Click here to send a pre-written message <prakas...@sansad.nic.in?cc=jualo...@nic.in%20&bcc=info%2bacti...@survivalinternational.org&subject=Stop%20evictions%20from%20tiger%20reserves&body=Dear%20Minister,%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20ongoing%20eviction%20of%20tribal%20communities%20from%20tiger%20reserves%20across%20India%20is%20against%20the%20law,%20counter-productive%20for%20conservation%20and%20destroys%20the%20lives%20and%20livelihoods%20of%20the%20families%20concerned.%20Tribal%20families%20from%20both%20Kanha%20and%20Similipal%20Tiger%20Reserves%20are%20struggling%20to%20survive%20since%20their%20evictions.%20%0D%0A%0D%0APlease%20declare%20a%20moratorium%20on%20any%20further%20evictions%20and%20ensure%20that%20any%20%27resettlement%27%20conforms%20with%20the%20letter%20and%20spirit%20of%20the%20Forest%20Rights%20Act.%20%0D%0A%0D%0APlease%20ensure%20that%20no%20further%20evictions%20occur%20unless%20and%20until%20all%20the%20conditions%20stipulated%20by%20law%20are%20met,%20namely%20that%20the%20informed%20consent%20of%20the%20communities%20has%20been%20freely%20given,%20prior%20to%20any%20evictions;%20that%20their%20forest%20rights%20have%20been%20fully%20processed%20and%20recognised;%20and%20that%20they%20are%20not%20moved%20unless%20there%20is%20evidence%20to%20show%20that%20their%20co-existence%20with%20the%20wildlife%20of%20the%20reserve%20is%20impossible.%20All%20those%20evicted%20against%20their%20will%20should%20be%20allowed%20to%20return.%20%0D%0A%0D%0AYours%20sincerely,%20%0D%0A> Or if this doesn't work for you, you can use this text to send an email to Shri Prakash Javadekar at prakas...@sansad.nic.in Dear Minister, The ongoing eviction of tribal communities from tiger reserves across India is against the law, counter-productive for conservation and destroys the lives and livelihoods of the families concerned. Tribal families from both Kanha and Similipal Tiger Reserves are struggling to survive since their evictions. Please declare a moratorium on any further evictions and ensure that any ‘resettlement’ conforms with the letter and spirit of the Forest Rights Act. Please ensure that no further evictions occur unless and until all the conditions stipulated by law are met, namely that the informed consent of the communities has been freely given, prior to any evictions; that their forest rights have been fully processed and recognised; and that they are not moved unless there is evidence to show that their co-existence with the wildlife of the reserve is impossible. All those evicted against their will should be allowed to return. Yours sincerely, If you have a few minutes, please write your own message. This is much more powerful. If your email bounces, please don't worry about sending us a message. It's probably because the recipient has blocked their account due to the high number of protest emails. It means the campaign is working. Thank you Share this email on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fus1.campaign-archive1.com%2F%3Fu%3Db14580b05b832fb959c4ee444%26id%3D3cc06f2475&t=Urgent%20Action%3A%20Stop%20evictions%20from%20tiger%20reserves>Share this email on Twitter <http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Urgent%20Action%3A%20Stop%20evictions%20from%20tiger%20reserves%20-%20http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2Fbbtw-n> On Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 7:44:27 PM UTC+5:30, AYUSH Adivasi Yuva Shakti wrote: > > > > Tribespeople illegally evicted from ‘Jungle Book’ tiger reserve > 14 January 2015 > [image: Tribal peoples like the Baiga are the best conservationists. But > they face eviction from their ancestral homelands in the name of tiger > conservation.] > <http://assets.survivalinternational.org/pictures/8910/ind-bai-s-2013-07_screen.jpg> > Tribal peoples like the Baiga are the best conservationists. But they face > eviction from their ancestral homelands in the name of tiger conservation. > © Survival International > > Tribal people have been forcibly and illegally evicted from India’s Kanha > Tiger Reserve – home of Kipling’s The Jungle Book – in the name of tiger > conservation. Across India, many more face a similar threat > <http://www.survivalinternational.org//about/tigers>. > > Evicted tribespeople report that the Forest Department threatened to > release elephants to trample their houses and crops if they did not leave > immediately. > > The area is the ancestral home of the Baiga and Gond tribes, who face a > desperate future without their forests > <http://www.survivalinternational.org/progresscankill>. > > The families were harassed for years to leave the reserve. When they were > finally evicted, they received no land or help in establishing their lives > outside. Months after their eviction, families report that they have > received only a fraction of the compensation they were expecting – others > have received nothing. > > “We got some money, but we are lost – wandering in search of land. Here > there is only sadness. We need the jungle,” a tribesperson evicted from > Jholar village in Kanha said. > [image: This man’s whole community was evicted from Kanha Tiger Reserve. > Villagers report that guards threatened to release elephants on them.] > <http://assets.survivalinternational.org/pictures/3495/ind-bai-uh-2012-01_screen.jpg> > This man’s whole community was evicted from Kanha Tiger Reserve. Villagers > report that guards threatened to release elephants on them. > © Survival > > The communities have now been scattered among the surrounding villages. > Their rights to stay in, live from, and protect their forests are enshrined > in Indian law. > > One Baiga man told Survival International, the global movement for tribal > peoples’ rights, before the eviction, “They want to give us money. We don’t > want money. We want land. Money doesn’t mean anything to us. It comes and > it goes.” > > *Watch moving interviews with the residents of Jholar village in Kanha > tiger reserve, who have now been evicted (filmed in 2012):* > > > Tribal families evicted for “tiger conservation” > <http://www.survivalinternational.org/films/baiga>Moving first-hand > accounts by the residents of Jholar village in Kanha tiger reserve, who > have now been evicted (filmed in 2012) > > Survival has written to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), which has > been providing infrastructural support, training and equipment for > frontline Forest Department staff. > > Tribal peoples are the best conservationists. Survival’s "Parks Need > Peoples" <http://www.survivalinternational.org/parks> campaign challenges > the current model of conservation. Conservation programs must stick to > international law, protect tribal peoples’ rights to their lands, ask them > what help they need in protecting their lands, listen to them, and then be > prepared to back them up as much as they can. > [image: While tribal people have been illegally evicted from Kanha Tiger > Reserve – home of the 'Jungle Book' – tourists are welcomed in.] > <http://assets.survivalinternational.org/pictures/9750/royal-bengal-tiger-kanha-cut_screen.jpg> > While tribal people have been illegally evicted from Kanha Tiger Reserve – > home of the 'Jungle Book' – tourists are welcomed in. > © Survival > > Survival’s Director Stephen Corry said today, “What’s happening in Kanha > epitomizes the ugly side of the conservation industry – thousands of > tourists career through the park in noisy jeeps, clamoring to take photos > of the beleaguered tigers. Meanwhile, Baiga communities that have carefully > managed the tiger’s habitat over generations are annihilated by forced > evictions. The irony appears to be lost on the conservationists. If India > doesn’t allow the Baiga and Gond to return and prevent further villagers > being kicked out, these communities will be completely destroyed. Evicting > tribes won’t save the tiger.” > > *Notes to editors:* > > - In a similar eviction in December 2013, 32 Khadia families were moved > out of Similipal Tiger Reserve > <http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/10239> in Odisha state and > were living in dire conditions under plastic sheets. They have not received > the compensation they were promised. > - Read Survival’s letter to WWF > <http://assets.survivalinternational.org/documents/1344/141218lettertowwfindia.pdf> > (pdf, > 454 KB) > - Read Survival’s letter to the National Tiger Conservation Authority > concerning the illegal evictions from Kanha and Similipal Tiger Reserves > <http://assets.survivalinternational.org/documents/1345/150112-letter-ntca.pdf> > (pdf, > 482 KB) > - Indian and international law require that the authorities must prove to > the communities that their co-existence with the wildlife is impossible; > that communities’ forest rights are processed; and that they have given > their free, prior and informed consent to the move. 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