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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. Compensatory Afforestation - Wikipedia

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    The Act 1980 regarding the forest expects that afforestation is done while compensating the forest land that has been taken for uses of non-forest activities. [18] In the year 2007, the environment ministry overseeing Forest and Climate Change. They gave out rules that specifically laid out the measures for identification together with the ...

  4. 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-

  5. Forestry in India - Wikipedia

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    The British state monopoly over Indian forests was first asserted through the Indian Forest Act of 1865. This law simply established the government's claims over forests. The British colonial government then passed the more comprehensive Forest Act of 1878, giving them control over all wastelands, which were defined to encompass all forests.

  6. Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 1980 - Wikipedia

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    This is a category of articles concerning acts of Parliament (laws enacted by the Parliament of India in 1980). ... Forest Conservation Act, 1980; N.

  7. List of environmental laws by country - Wikipedia

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    Fishery Conservation Areas Act (SFS 1981:533) Forest Act 2004; Heritage Conservation Act (Sweden) (1988:950) Heritage Conservation Ordinance (1988:1188) Ordinance concerning Environmentally Hazardous Activities and the Protection of Public Health (1998:899) Ordinance on Environmental Quality Standards on Ambient Air (2001:527)

  8. National Forest Policy, 1988 - Wikipedia

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    Several legislation in India focused on improving environmental quality since the enactment of the National Forest Policy of 1952. The Indian Parliament passed the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, Water Act in 1974, Air Act, 1981, the Forest Conservation Act in 1980 and the Environment Protection Act in 1986.

  9. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers ...

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    New 2022 Forest Conservation Amendment. In the new 2022 Forest Conservation Rules, [23] the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) introduced an amendment to the Forest Conservation Act of 1980 [24] which violates the Forest Rights Act of 2006. This amendment transferred the rights of forests from tribal communities to ...