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• Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023

  The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change notified the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023. These Rules replace the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022. The Rules have been notified

  • 29/11/2023

  • Ministry of Environment
  • • Afforestation
    • Forest Conservation
    • India
    • Compensatory Afforestation

• Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023

  The Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J) on August 04, 2023, notified the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 further to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The amendments are as follows:

  • 04/08/2023

  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • • Forest Conservation
    • Forest Act 1980
    • Carbon Dioxide
    • India

• The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 as passed by Lok Sabha on 26.7.2023

  Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change moved the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 as reported by the Joint Committee of Parliament to be taken into consideration in Lok Sabha

  • 26/07/2023

  • Lok Sabha
  • • Forest Conservation
    • Forest Act 1980
    • India
    • Parliament

• Report of the Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023

  The Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 presented its report on July 20, 2023. The Bill amends the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The Act provides for conservation of

  • 20/07/2023

  • Lok Sabha Secretariat
  • • Forest Conservation
    • Forests
    • India
    • Parliament
    • Forest Act 1980

• Rajasthan Forest Policy 2023

  The State Forest Policy 2023 summarizes the principles and strategy of forest and wildlife management in Rajasthan, keeping in view national priorities and international commitments. This document emphasizes

  • 05/06/2023

  • Government of Rajasthan
  • • Forest Policy
    • Forest Management
    • Forest Conservation
    • Rajasthan

• Report of the high-level working group on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023

  The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change introduced the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 (“Bill”) in Lok Sabha on 29th March 2023, proposing amendments to the Forest (Conservation)

  • 18/05/2023

  • Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
  • • Forest Conservation
    • Forests
    • India

• Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023

  Environment Minister introduced the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha on March 29, 2023 that seeks to bring clarity to the country's forest conservation law and exempt certain categories

  • 29/03/2023

  • Lok Sabha
  • • Forest Conservation
    • Forest Act 1980
    • India

• Forest-based adaptation: transformational adaptation through forests and trees

  Forest-based adaptation is an ensemble of climate actions that employ forests and trees in support of climate change adaptation and resilience, including sustainable forest management, forest conservation

  • 01/11/2022

  • FAO
  • • Forests
    • Trees
    • Forest Management
    • Forest Conservation
    • Climate Adaptation
    • Global
    • REDD

• Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding forests in Arunachal Pradesh, 27/07/2022

  <p>Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Jorjo Tana Tara Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change &amp; Others dated 27/07/2022.</p> <p>The

  • 27/07/2022

  • • Forests
    • Arunachal
    • National Green Tribunal (NGT)
    • Court
    • Forest Conservation

• Judgment of the Supreme Court of India on forests in Haryana, 21/07/2022

  <p>Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Narinder Singh &amp; Others Vs Divesh Bhutani &amp; Others dated 21/07/2022.</p> <p>The issue related to whether a land covered under a special

  • 21/07/2022

  • • Forests
    • Haryana
    • Supreme Court
    • Forest Conservation
    • Forest Act 1980