Get ready for upsc civil services preliminary exam 2020 with insights insta 75 days revision plan. In a tropical country like india, the success of any. Forest policy 1952 since 1947, government has been quite alive to the necessity of developing forestry in the country. Draft national policy talks about a lot of new measures that the government plans to take. Maintenance of environmental stability through preservation and restoration of ecological balance.
Sep 11, 2017 are you ready for insta 75 days revision plan upsc prelims 2020. They are as follows forest policy of 1952 forest policy of 1988 5. National forest policy of india since independence. It also welcomes contributions from other social sciences and humanities perspectives. These revolts began from 1794 and continued till 1920s. The first formal forest policy for the undivided india was promulgated in 1894, which was the basic guidelines for the formulation of acts and rules, for the management of forests in the country and latest one in 1994. However, over the years, forests in the country have suffered serious depletion. The main feature of the 1894 policy state forests are to be administrated for public benefit at large, through regulation of rights and privileges of the people near the forest forests were categorized as hill forestsprotection forests economically importantproduction forests minor forests pasture land. Forest policy of 1952, the national commission on agriculture, 1976 nca and the 1988 forest policy. There has been a paradigm shift from timber production to forest conservation followed by. On september 3, 1894, the headline of the minneapolis tribune screamed, a cyclone of wind and fire. Pdf evolution of forest policies in india and the emergence. For any country, the forest policy is an important guideline to maintain forest resources and their interaction with other land uses. Indias new national forest policy to address the challenge.
The main plank of the revised forest policy of 1988 is protection, conservation and development of forests. Mar 23, 2019 the indian forest service was provided with the mandate of the implementation of the national forest policy which envisages scientific management of forests and to exploit them on a sustained basis for primary timber products, among other things. Forest policy 1894 the 1894 forest policy contained following prescriptions. Draft national forest policy, 2018 indiaenvironmentportal. The main objective of forest management was to promote the general well being of the country. Indias new forest policy draft draws criticism for emphasis. The main thrust areas were to ensure maintenance of adequate forest cover for general well being of the country, meeting needs of local people and after meeting local needs maximum revenue collection. Legal and policy frameworks related to forest conservation. India in the erstwhile ministry of food and agriculture enunciated a forest policy. But, it is not easy to increase the already deteriorating forest cover of a good quality as getting a land for it is tough. Critics are apprehensive about how the draft policy deals.
On the basis of these recommendations, the government of india declared the forest policy on 19 october 1894. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment 7 what are the salient features and goals of the national forest policy, 1988. The british contractual system that still exists in many states has resulted in unscrupulous exploitation of the local people and of the natural vegetation and wildlife that the forest policy was intended to conserve. Forest act, 1865 the first forest act was enacted in 1865 mainly to facilitate the acquisition of forest areas that could supply timber to the railways without abridging the existing rights of the people. Mar 26, 2014 national forest policy there are two forest policies in the history of independent india. The government of india enunciated the national forest policy on 12 may 1952. Feb 01, 2014 forest policy 1894 the 1894 forest policy contained following prescriptions. The influence of forest over the physical and climatic conditions of the country was quite well recognized. The draft of the national forest policy, 2016 has been prepared by the indian institute of forest management, bhopal iifm based on village level focus group discussions, regional and national level consultations, inputs from various stakeholders and analysis of primary and secondary datasets carried out. Forest policy reforms in india evolution of the joint forest. The permanence settlement of 1757, the forest act of 1865 and 1878 and the forest policy of 1894 were one of the root causes of rebellions and revolts of the indigenous communities in india. New delhi, the 12th may, 1952 national forest policy introduction no. The 2006 statement was developed through technical support of fao.
India devised its first national forest policy nfp back in 1894. Northern minnesota and wisconsin bathed in a sea of flame and hundreds of human lives are sacrificed to the insatiable greed of the red demon as he stalks through the pine forest on his mission of death. The indian forest act, 1927 national biodiversity authority. A forest policy is a purposeful course of action, or inaction, undertaken by an individual or an organization that is dealing with a concern regarding the use of forest resources cubbage et al. Aug 09, 2018 the draft national policy 2018 is giving more strength to the earlier policy, being more realistic and more scientific. Historical background of forest policies aims of the forest policy organization of the. With competing pressures to modify and exploit forests and their surrounds, complex issues of tenure, rights, access and other forest policy topics have huge impacts on outcomes for the people and environment that share these landscapes. The sole object to be directed is to promote the general well being of the country. The indian forest act, 1927 16 of 1927 21st september, 1927 an act to consolidate the law relating to forests, the transit of forestproduce and the duty leviable on timber and other forestproduce. The adequate forest is dictated primarily for the preservation of the climate and physical condition of the country and secondly, to fulfill the needs of the people. Forest policy reforms in india evolution of the joint. In recent years there has been a great deal of discussion on the working of village forest institutions vfi in developing countries with a view to understanding their role as rural institutions.
Maintenance of environmental stability through preservation and restoration of. This was the first forest policy declared by the government of independent india bardhan, 1992. At the national level, the national forest policy 1894 was the crucial milestone that provided impetus to conserve indias forest wealth with the prime objectives of maintaining environmental. Jan 11, 2016 conflict over forest rights and tribal revolts. The sudan national forestry policy statement, november 2006 is a recent update of sudans forest policy 1986. Mar 16, 2018 indias new national forest policy to address the challenge of climate change while the ministry has done away with the environment cess that was proposed in the scrapped 2016 draft policy, it has retained several controversial clauses in its 2018 draft. National forest policy, 2016 survival international. Forest policies help maintain healthy forest ecosystems, which are essential for working towards a sustainable future and improving our quality of life. The new national forest policy is superior to the forest policy of 1952 on the following counts.
Forest policy formulation at the national level has a long history with the announcement of the first forest policy of pakistan in 1955, followed by the forest policies of 1962, 1975, 1980, and 1988 as part of the draft national agricultural policy, 1991, and the latest in 2010. Voelckers report on improvement of indian agriculture 1893 included a special chapter on forestry. The forest department initiated the development of a forest policy in 2012 with support from the fao and in 2014, after extensive consultations with state and nonstate partners, with the assistance of the giz through its selva maya programme has finalized the draft national forest policy. Apr 12, 2018 the draft national forest policy 2018 is now open for public comments, and will replace the older 1988 policy once it comes into force. The national forest policy of india your article library. The first national forest policy of india published in 1894 was. The first national forest policy pronounced in 1894 was promulgated with the objective of managing the forests to promote general well being of the country. The first formal forest policy to be enunciated in what was then british india came into effect in 1894 and was characterized by the progressive commercialization. Forest policy and tribal development cultural survival. Forest dwellers have been dissociated from the management and exploitation of forest wealth. National forest policy, 2014 ii 2022014 c clear division of responsibilities between public sector institutions where ministry responsible for forestry provides an oversight role in national forest policy formulation, and regulatory function of the sector, thereby allowing kenya forest. Forest policy center for international forestry research. In this paper the title forest policy is used as speci. Forest policy, legal and institutional framework information.
The first forest policy adopted by british colonial government in 1894 aimed at a custodial and timberoriented management. The aims of forest policy given state commitment to improving rural economic welfare, the forest sector will have to become productive in order to serve four basic aims flowing directly. The national policy 1952 was formulated out of the need for a reorientation of forest policy in light of the changes that had taken place since the enunciation of the 1894 policy on forests. Forest policy documentation electronic copy or web link p1. Forest policy consists of the laws and regulations that guide the protection and management of our nations forests. Responsibility for forestry was passed to the bangladesh forest department.
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