An Act further to amend the Rajasthan Forest Act, 1953. This Act may be called the Rajasthan Forest (Amendment) Act, 2014.

The Code - sustainable management of forests and biodiversity — has stressed the need to carry out forest conservation without affecting the livelihood of villagers. It has been prepared by the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.

The Rajasthan Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2014 to be Introduced in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on 06/02/2014. A Bill further to amend the Rajasthan Forest Act, 1953. This Act may be called the Rajasthan Forest (Amendment) Act, 2014.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Smt. Mithlesh Bai Patel Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. dated 10/02/2014 mining license granted for the purpose of mining laterite.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Smt. Mithlesh Bai Patel Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. dated 28/01/2014 regarding grant of license for mining laterite in forest land. According to the petitioner, the area covered under said licence falls within Khasra No. 413 with a total area 9.850 hectare which is a dense forest and number of trees including approximately 397 Mahua trees alongwith other varieties of trees are situated and the land in question is also being used by the Tribals of the area for collecting Mahua.

The forest department of Uttarakhand has 13 circles, 44 divisions, 284 ranges and 1569 beat..The human population of the State is 101.167 lacs (2011) compared to 25.18 lacs in 1951 and that of livestock is 76.16 lacs in 2007 as compared to 41.68 lacs (1993) and 38.692 in 1972. The human and livestock population is largely dependent on forests due to Agrarian economy and age old pastoralism leading to heavy pressure on forests and consequent degradation of ecology and environment of the area.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suresh Vs State of Maharashtra & Others issued on 25/09/2013 regarding measures taken for shifting of villages from the forest area, the status about manner in which the contracts are given for collecting Tendu leaves from the forest area and outside the forest area, the annual percentage of fire incidents from the period of filing of the Writ Petition up till the current year, the protection available to the Forest Guards, who are assigned duty to prevent the mischief mongers, who cause fire or indulge in poaching in the forest area

BHUBANESWAR: Even though Odisha government claimed to have settled maximum individual rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, the National Advisory Council (NAC) on Monday expressed dissati

Analysing the problem-ridden process of implementing the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Odisha, this paper points out that it has focused more on providing land rights to individual claimants, neglecting community forest rights, the rights in protected areas, and other such provisions. Even so, the number of titles granted to tribal households is small compared to their total number in the state. Effective and comprehensive implementation of the FRA will have a significant impact on the livelihood of forest dwellers and the conservation of forests.

Aizawl: People in Mizoram to be affected by the controversial Tipaimukh Dam have written to the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) to desist from giving forest clearance as the committee is scheduled

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