Section 8Sec./Art. 8

Tenured Migrants. - Tenured migrants are those who have actually and continuously occupied the forest lands within the protected area before June 30, 1987 and are substantially dependent on such areas for their livelihood. For purposes of official documentation of rights and extent of occupation within the protected area, the tenured migrants shall be issued a tenure instrument over such areas as have been occupied or cultivated since June 30, 1987. If, despite consideration paid to current practices, areas occupied by tenured migrants are designated as zones in which no occupation or other activities are allowed, provision for their transfer to multiple use zones or buffer zones may be accomplished using humanitarian considerations in so doing.

Upon a cancellation of a tenured migrant instrument for cause, abandonment or by voluntary surrender of rights, the PASu shall take immediate steps to rehabilitate the area in order to return it to its natural state prior to the cultivation or other activity by the tenured migrant.