In a travesty of the Forest Rights Act set up to protect indigenous communities, members of the Lippa tribal village in Himachal Pradesh are being denied individual forest rights.
A resident returns after collecting fuelwood from the forest. ▲
The life of the Kanauras is defined by the remoteness as well as the geological and ecological vulnerability in the borderlands of the high Himalaya. ▲
Tashi Wangyur at the loom. ▲
Hukum Dolma works on the tosrama for weaving. ▲
Cherring Zhangmo in her home, for which her claim was rejected. ▲
Cherring Dolma with her son at their home, which is on forest land and claimed under the FRA. ▲
A protest at Reckong Peo, the district headquarters of Kinnaur, seeking proper implementation of the FRA. ▲
A view of Lippa village, and the confluence of the Pajer and Kerang streams. ▲
Two boys load organic manure on the back of their mule on the way to fields of peas, barley and buckwheat. ▲
Apple orchards amid the dry and fragile landscape. ▲
Traditional houses were built using deodar cedar and pinewood. ▲
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