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Govt releases draft of National Forest Policy

20 Jun 2016 Evaluate

In order to replace the old policy crafted in 1988, the government has released the draft of India's new National Forest Policy (NFP). The policy drafted by the Indian Institute of Forest Management, the research arm of the environment ministry proposed to abolish the goal for hill and mountainous regions to maintain two-thirds of the geographical area under forest cover, but continues with the national goal of a minimum of one-third of the geographical area under forest or tree cover. Furthermore, the policy ignores the Forest Rights Act that was introduced in 2006 to take back control from the forest department of traditional forest lands and give these to tribals and other forest-dwellers. The draft policy has released for public comments on June 16 for only 15 days. It comes at a time when the environment ministry is finalising details of investment by the private sector in forestry in government lands.

Under the NDA government, the forest departments had run participatory forest management systems but with the final veto of the departments over the lands and the use of the resources, the demand for greater rights to tribals and forest-dwellers had picked pace and found political support.  However, this came to an end under the Forest Rights Act during the UPA government. Since then, an extended battle has been on between communities, the tribal affairs ministry, forest officials and some conservation groups for control of forest resources.

Furthermore, the policy proposes to launch a new Community Forest Management Mission, bringing government, community and private land under the new proposed management system.  It focuses on plantations, growing trees outside forest lands and wood industry. The new policy proposes that a national forest ecosystems management information system should be developed and made operational using the latest information and communication technology. Moreover, the policy also asks for management plans for community forests, parks, garden and woodlands to be brought to manage urban forest cover and to nurture and sustain urban health, clean air and related benefits.

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