In response to forest department's opposition to giving community rights to freely sell, harvest and transport bamboo, Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh has said that Minor Forest Produce is a ownership right vested by Parliament under Forest Rights Act and all state authorities are obliged to respect this provision.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/latest-updates-mendha-lekha
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/centre-science-and-environment
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bamboo
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-forest-produce
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gadchiroli-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-rights-act-2006
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-resources
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-policy
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
