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Introduced in March 29th, 2023, the Forest Conservation Amendment Bill, 2023 has proposed the following changes: (i) exempts certain categories of land from its purview (ii) expands the gamut of activities that can be carried out on forest land A Joint Committee of Parliament has reviewed the Bill before it was introduced in the Parliament.
Environment policies of the Government of India include legislations related to environment.. In the Directive Principles of State Policy, Article 48A says "the state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country"; Article 51-A states that "it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural ...
The states are directed to channel this amount as compensatory afforestation which shall be used for plantations, assisted natural forest regeneration, forest fire-prevention, pest and disease control in forest, and expedite soil and moisture conservation works. [citation needed]
Conservation, protection, regeneration, rehabilitation and sustainable development of natural forest ecosystems. Revegetation of barren, waste, marginal and mined lands. Research on tree improvement. Enhancing productivity of wood and non-wood forest produce per unit of area per unit time by application of scientific and technological methods.
The 2009 Indian national forest policy document emphasizes the need to combine India's effort at forest conservation with sustainable forest management. [33] India defines forest management as one where the economic needs of local communities are not ignored, rather forests are sustained while meeting nation's economic needs and local issues ...
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, is a key piece of forest legislation passed in India on 18 December 2006. It has also been called the Forest Rights Act, the Tribal Rights Act, the Tribal Bill, and the Tribal Land Act. The law concerns the rights of forest-dwelling communities ...
The National Forest Policy, 1988 is an Act of the Parliament of India to revise the previously enacted National Forest Policy of 1952. [1] The 1988 National Forest Policy strongly suggested the idea of empowering and involving local communities in the protection and development of forests.
Joint Forest Management often abbreviated as JFM is the official and popular term in India for partnerships in forest movement involving both the state forest departments and local communities. The policies and objectives of Joint Forest Movement are detailed in the Indian comprehensive National Forest Policy of 1988 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and the Joint ...