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  2. Forest Conservation Act, 1980 - Wikipedia

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    It states that: (1) This Act may be called the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th day of October, 1980. Section 2 of the act is about the restriction on the State Government for dereservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose.

  3. Environmental policy of India - Wikipedia

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    1980. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (with Amendments Made in 1988) environment protection act 1986 (23 May 1986) I it is a legislation which signifies the central governments determination to take effective steps to protect the environment. stating that: No State Government or other authority shall make any order directing-

  4. Forestry in India - Wikipedia

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    Other objectives of the policy were meeting the need for fuelwood, fodder, and small timber for rural and tribal people while recognizing the need to actively involve local people in the management of forest resources. Also in 1988, the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 [32] was amended to facilitate stricter conservation measures. A new target was ...

  5. Reserved forests and protected forests of India - Wikipedia

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    A reserved forest (also called a reserve forest) and protected forest in India is a forest accorded a certain degree of protection. The concept was introduced in the Indian Forest Act of 1927 during the British Raj to refer to forests granted protection under the British crown in British India, but not associated suzerainties .

  6. Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project - Wikipedia

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    Due to a paucity of suitable revenue lands in the vicinity of Kuno, the state government proposed relocating the villages on degraded protected forests, a move approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) of the Government of India, which granted its approval under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 for diversion of ...

  7. Conservation reserves and community reserves of India

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    Jawai Bandh forest is situated in Pali district and it is in close proximity of Kumbalgarh Sanctuary.keshopur chamb gurdaspur (Punjab) conservation reserve India's first community reserve. [4] Recently, Gogabeel, an ox-bow lake in Bihar’s Katihar district, has been declared as the state’s first ‘Community Reserve’.

  8. Cardamom Hills - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... form the boundary between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. ... gross violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ...

  9. List of conservation reserves in India - Wikipedia

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    Conservation Reserves are the legally protected areas which act as a buffer zone or connectors or migratory corridors between two ecologically separated wildlife habitats to avoid fragmentation. The wildlife conserves are declared by the state government in official gazette. [ 1 ]