Gujarat which is home to the Asiatic lion, wild ass and other important species like blackbuck, great Indian bustard, greater and lesser flamingos, does not have a state-specific forest policy. The CAG in its report, ‘Performance Audit of Protection, Conservation and Management of Wildlife Sanctuaries in Gujarat-2023’, which was tabled in the state assembly stated that a forest policy provides a strategy or conservation, maintenance, sustainable utilization, restoration and enhancement of the natural environment. [2]
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/report-comptroller-and-auditor-general-india-performance-audit-protection
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Wildlife Sanctuaries in Gujarat cag report.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/comptroller-and-auditor-general-india
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-parks
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat