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Common Property Resources in India

Reports & Research
December, 1999
India
common property
The report was produced by National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Government of India on Common Property Resources (CPR) in rural areas of the country, as part of its 54^th Round survey conducted during January-June, 1998.

It presents a brief introduction to the perspectives and discussed on the definitions and concepts of CPR. The enquiry aimed at providing certain basic statistics on the size of CPRs, type of benefits derived and the magnitude and proportion of households making use of CPRs.
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Diversion of forest land and Compensatory Afforestation

Reports & Research
January, 2013
India
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
forest conservation
forest land
forest management plans
Audit of Forestland diversion and Compensatory afforestation by Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The report provides information on forest land diverted for non-forest use, land diverted for compensatory afforestation, use of funds with identification of gaps and suggestion of corrective measures.
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Environmental Annual Report 2016-17

Reports & Research
Legislation & Policies
Other legal document
May, 2017
India
Land, Climate Change & Environment
conflict of interest
environment
forest conservation
forest management plans
This Environmental Annual report 2016-17 is prepared by The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India.

This Report contains activities and achievements of planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the implementation of India's environmental and forestry policies and programmes in yearly basis.

The areas that this report deals are as follows:

· Natural Resources- Surveys and explorations by different departments under the ministry

· Environmental Impact Assessments
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Evaluation report on Border Area Development Programme

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 1999
India
land use
The Border Area Development Programme (BADP) was introduced in the Seventh Plan as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with the objective of infusing a sense of security among the people and building the much needed social and physical infrastructure to propel normal development activities.
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Evaluation Report On Western Ghats Development Programme In Maharashtra (A Joint Study)

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 1996
India
Land, Climate Change & Environment
sustainable development
The hill areas of the country especially the Himalayan and the Western Ghats Regions, were recognised as areas which required to be given special attention for restoration of ecological balance. In pursuance of the policy of accelerating the development of hill areas in the country and at the suggestion of the National Development Council (1972) the centrally sponsored Western Ghats Development Programme (WGDP) was introduced in 1974-75 for integrated developoment of Western Ghats Region.
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Forest laws, acts, regulations

Other legal document
June, 2017
India
forest conservation
forest land
forest law
forest management plans
MoEFCC is the central ministry of Government of India, responsible for forest administration in the country; the page provides information on forest laws, acts, rules and guidelines etc.
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Forest Rights Act, 2006

Act, Rules and Guidelines

Legislation & Policies
April, 2014
India
community forestry
forest land
Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA), Government of India provides definintion of forest land as per FRA, different types of forest rights as per FRA, and comprehensive rules and guidelines related to FRA.
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Forest, People and Profit net equations for sustainability

Reports & Research
July, 1994
India
Forest Tenure
forest land
The first of the series focuses on the much debated issue of forest lands. Retaining the existing forest cover, improving the quality of so-called forest land, bringing back the traditional ethos of preserving forests as part of the Indian heritage and lifestyle and making people part of the greening movement rather than policing the forests, the changing policies over the past century and their impact on the forest cover, the relevance of these policies in the context of liberalisation and structural adjustment are all addressed in this volume.
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Governance for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem (G-SHE): Guidelines and Best Practices

Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2009
India
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
Governance for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem (G-SHE): Guidelines and Best Practices is . This publication, which forms part of our broader climate change adaptation strategy, puts together key guidelines related to the governance and management of the Himalayan ecosystem, along with case studies.
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India State of Forest Report 2015

Reports & Research
April, 2015
India
Forest Tenure
forest land
state forests
Status of Forest Report is published every two years by Forestr Survey of India, an autonomous agency under Indian Ministry of Environment and Forest.

It covers forest areas, forest cover, density, mapping, etc with information from national, States and district level.