Which laws are pulling Indian forests in their separate directions?
Channel: Nagrik Learning
Date: 06/05/2020

A range of laws apply in India’s forests. There are colonial-era laws that provide the foundation for state control of forests and restrictions on human activity, laws that provide the framework for the conservation of wildlife habitats, laws that centralise decision-making on the diversion of forests, and laws that provide a framework for recognising the rights of forest dwelling communities and for decentralised decision-making on the use of forests.

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