National Forest Policy

There are no guidelines for what kinds of forests should be nurtured on land taken up for compensatory afforestation

Ambiguity in the definition of forests should be removed

It's going to be the country's fourth forest policy after the ones launched in 1894, 1952 and 1988

A rare set of essays examines how conservation systems crafted in an era of state dominance can work better in a time of private enterprise, civic action and science

Forest policy needs to be reviewed to plug existing gaps

The proposed changes could see growing use of forest land for commercial and developmental projects

Policy proposed dilution of tribal rights. Previous order asked for public comments in merely 15 days to finalise it