Question

Difference between Reserved forests and Protected forests.

Answer 1

⏺A reserve forest or a reserved forest is a specific term for designating forests and other natural areas, which enjoy judicial and / or constitutional protection under the legal systems of many countries....

⏺A protected forest is a forest with some amount of legal or constitutional protection, or where the habitat and resident species are legally accorded protection from further depletion...

Answer 2

Reserved forest : Reserved Forests are owned by Government of India and often upgraded to the status of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.

Protected forest : Protected Forest of India are natural areas where the habitat and resident wild species have certain degree of protection.