Raipur, July 23 -- Tiriya, a remote Adivasi village in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, has earned international acclaim for its pioneering model of community-led forest governance and sustainable livelihoods. The village has been named among the top 15 Honorable Mentions for the 2025 Collective Action Awards by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a global coalition advocating for the land and forest rights of Indigenous peoples across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Tiriya was selected from over 190 nominations worldwide, placing it among the most inspiring grassroots efforts in environmental stewardship.
At the heart of this achievement is the Dhurva Adivasi community, whose gram sabha (village council) successfully claimed commun...