Environmental policy of the Government of India
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| Legislation | Year | Domain | Protected areas | Use of other natural resources |
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| Indian Forest Act Indian Forest Act, 1927 The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was largely based on previous Indian Forest Acts implemented under the British. The first and most famous was the Indian Forest Act of 1878... |
1927 | British India | Developed procedures for setting up and protection of reserved forests, protected forests, and village forests | Regulation of movement and transit of forest produce with duties on such produce. Special focus on timber Timber Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S... |
| 1st Five Year Plan | 1951 | |||
| 2nd Five Year Plan | 1956 | |||
| 3rd Five Year Plan | 1961 | |||
| 4th Five Year Plan | 1969 | |||
| Wildlife Protection Act Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 refers to a sweeping package of legislation enacted in 1972 by the Government of India. Before 1972, India only had five designated national parks... |
1972 | India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... except J&K |
Formalization of national parks National parks of India This is a list of all national parks of India. India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park. By 1970, India only had five national parks... , wildlife sanctuaries Wildlife sanctuaries of India India has over 441 animal sanctuaries, referred to as Wildlife Sanctuaries . Among these, the 28 Tiger Reserves are governed by Project Tiger, and are of special significance in the conservation of the tiger. Some wildlife sanctuaries are specifically named Bird Sanctuary, eg. Keoladeo National... , conservation reserves and community reserves. Protection to habitat and wildlife within premises of such protected areas. Development of National Board for Wildlife and State Boards for Wildlife for identification of future protected areas. |
Penal codes for animal poaching Poaching Poaching is the illegal taking of wild plants or animals contrary to local and international conservation and wildlife management laws. Violations of hunting laws and regulations are normally punishable by law and, collectively, such violations are known as poaching.It may be illegal and in... , and trade in products derived from protected animals |
| 5th Five Year Plan | 1974 | |||
| 6th Five Year Plan | 1978 | |||
| 7th Five Year Plan | 1980. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (with Amendments Made in 1988) | environment protection act 1986http://envfor.nic.in/legis/env/env1.html (23 May 1986) I it is a legeslation which signifies the central governments determination to take effective steps to protect the environment. |
stating that: No State Government or other authority shall make any order directing-
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| 8th Five Year Plan | 1992 | |||
| 9th Five Year Plan | 1997 | |||
| 10 Five Year Plan | 2002 | |||
| 11th Five Year Plan | 2007 |