Question

व्हाट इज नेशनल फॉरेस्ट पॉलिसी​

Answer 1

Answer:

a national forest policy is considered to be a negotiated agreement between government and stakeholders (i.e. all those who depend on or benefit from forests or who decide on, control or regulate access to these resources) on the orientations and principles of actions they adopt, in harmony with national ...

Answer 2

India is one of the few countries which has a forest policy since 1894. The policy was revised in 1952 and again in 1988. The main plank of the revised forest policy of 1988 is protection, conservation and development of forests.

Its aims are:

1. Maintenance of environmental stability” through preservation and restoration of ecological balance;

2. Conservation of natural heritage;

3. Checking soil erosion and denudation in catchment areas of rivers, lakes and reservoirs;

4. Checking extension of sand dunes in desert areas of Rajasthan and along coastal tracts;

5. Substantially increasing forest/tree cover through massive afforestation and social forestry programmes;

6. Taking steps to meet requirements of fuel, wood, fodder, minor forest produce, soil and timber of rural and tribal populations;

7. Increasing productivity of forests to meet the national needs;

8. Encouraging efficient utilisation of forest produce and optimum substitution of wood; and

9. Taking steps to create massive people’s movement with involvement of women to achieve the objectives and minimise pressure on existing forests.