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 Cutting losses? [1]

Since the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 (fca) came into force, the Centre has been in charge of sanctioning approvals of forestland diversion, the objective being to keep deforestation minimal. Yet, between 1980 and 2005, about 11 thousand projects have been cleared

Publication Date: 
14/08/2005
Ruksan Bose [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Forest Policy [4], Forest Conservation [5], Afforestation [6], Legislation [7], India [8]

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