mention two measure adopted to conserve indian forest after independence
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2 measures taken to conserve Indian Forests were-
The post-independence Forest Policy of 1952 recommended that 33% of the area of the country be brought under forest cover.
The first policy decision for people's involvement in forest protection and management was taken in the resolution passed by the Central Board of Forestry in 1987. In 1988, a new Forest Policy was adopted, which aimed at maintenance of environmental and ecological stability and the motivation of the people to increase and protect forests.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) issued guidelines in 1990 for people's involvement in forest conservation, management, sharing of usufructs and sale proceeds. A supporting circular in 2002 provided for strengthening the Joint Forest Management (JFM) approach by providing legal status to JFM committees and women's involvement. In 2001 MOEF initiated a central scheme of afforestation and eco-development under Forest Development Agencies to gradually cover 0.175 million villages situated close to forests.
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Measures taken to conserve indian forests are-
1) National Forest Policy:
In this policy Joint Forest management and local villages worked together to manage forest. For this local villages were credited with 25% of the income of that particular forest area.
2)Adopting afforestation Scheme:
Forest serves as a source of raw material for commercial sector of the country. So to fulfill this need for forest based industries for longer time, plantation should be promoted in the barren or fallow land.