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    i. India has had a forest policy since 1894 that was revised in 1952 and 1988, with the main goals being protection, conservation, and development of forests. ii. A National Forest Commission was established in 2003 to review forest policy and law, and submitted its report to the Prime Minister in 2006 containing 360 recommendations. iii. Key recommendations included no changes to the National Forest Policy of 1988, emphasizing scientific research to determine optimal forest cover, amending the Indian Forest Act of 1927, and having forest departments implement biodiversity and environmental protection acts.

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    i. India has had a forest policy since 1894 that was revised in 1952 and 1988, with the main goals being protection, conservation, and development of forests. ii. A National Forest Commission was established in 2003 to review forest policy and law, and submitted its report to the Prime Minister in 2006 containing 360 recommendations. iii. Key recommendations included no changes to the National Forest Policy of 1988, emphasizing scientific research to determine optimal forest cover, amending the Indian Forest Act of 1927, and having forest departments implement biodiversity and environmental protection acts.

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    i. India has had a forest policy since 1894 that was revised in 1952 and 1988, with the main goals being protection, conservation, and development of forests. ii. A National Forest Commission was established in 2003 to review forest policy and law, and submitted its report to the Prime Minister in 2006 containing 360 recommendations. iii. Key recommendations included no changes to the National Forest Policy of 1988, emphasizing scientific research to determine optimal forest cover, amending the Indian Forest Act of 1927, and having forest departments implement biodiversity and environmental protection acts.

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    i. India has had a forest policy since 1894 that was revised in 1952 and 1988, with the main goals being protection, conservation, and development of forests. ii. A National Forest Commission was established in 2003 to review forest policy and law, and submitted its report to the Prime Minister in 2006 containing 360 recommendations. iii. Key recommendations included no changes to the National Forest Policy of 1988, emphasizing scientific research to determine optimal forest cover, amending the Indian Forest Act of 1927, and having forest departments implement biodiversity and environmental protection acts.

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    Forest Policy and Law

    India is one of the few countries which have a forest policy since 1894. It was revised in 1952 and
    again in 1988. The main plank of the forest policy is protection, conservation and development
    of forests. Its aims are:

    i. Maintenance of environmental stability through preservation and restoration of ecological balance


    ii. Conservation of natural heritage
    iii. Check on soil erosion and denudation in catchment areas of rivers, lakes and reservoirs
    iv. Check on extension of sand dunes in desert areas of Rajasthan and along coastal tracts
    v. Substantial increase in forest tree cover through massive afforestation and social forestry
    programmes
    vi. Steps to meet requirements of fuel wood, fodder, minor forest produce and soil timber for rural
    and tribal populations
    vii. Increase in productivity of forests to meet the national need
    viii. Encouragement to efficient utilization of forest produce and optimum substitution of wood and
    ix. Steps to create massive people's movement with involvement of women to achieve the objectives
    and minimise pressure on existing forests.

    As forestry has undergone many conceptual changes since the adoption of Indian Forest Act, 1927, it was
    decided to bring suitable amendments to this Act. The tenure of the Commission was extended upto 31st
    March, 2006. A National Forestry Action Programme (NFAP) has also been formulated as a
    comprehensive strategic long-term plan for the next 20 years. The objective of the NFAP is to bring one-
    third of the area of the country under tree/forest cover and to arrest deforestation. Pursuant upon the
    recommendation made by the Indian Board of Wildlife in its 21st Meeting held on January 21, 2002 under
    the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, the National Forest Commission, with Justice B.N.
    Kirpal, ex-Chief Justice of India as chairman and six other members was constituted vide resolution dated
    7th February,2003 of Ministry of Environment & Forests. After interacting with various stakeholders and
    State/UT Government, the Commission submitted its report to the Hon'ble Prime Ministry on March
    28,2006.

    The Report has 23 chapters, of which 20 chapters from 2 to 21, deal with various subjects like "Forest
    Policy", Legal Framework", "Forest Administration", "Personal Management", etc. However realizing the
    importance of specific issues, topics like "Forests of North East" "Agro Forestry and Social Forestry",
    "Forests in Natural Resources Accounting" and "Financial Support" have been dealt with in separate
    chapters.

    There are 360 recommendations in the report. Action on these recommendations is to be taken by
    Government of India as well as State Governments. Some Salient features of the recommendations are as
    follows:

    • No change has been suggested in NFP, 1988.


    • Need to undertake scientific research to assess the optimum forest/tree cover according to forest
    type and topography to meet the intended objectives has been emphasized.
    • Mendment of Indian Forest Act, 1927.
    • Forest Department should implement the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Environment
    Protection Act.
    • No amendment and further dilution to Forest Conservation Act, 1980.
    • Re-scheduling of species under Wildlife Protection Act to avoid man-animal conflict etc.

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