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The on-going situation in Chattisgarh (land transfers) has spurred a debate on the definition of ‘forest land’, its contentious history and many of the associated facts related to such lands.
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How Forests are defined in India?
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The Forest Survey of India (FSI) classifies forest cover into 4 classes:
Classification of forest cover- In ISFR 2021 recently published has divided the forest cover as:
The current definition of 'forest cover in the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) does not differentiate between natural forests and plantations, thereby providing an incomplete picture of the status of forests.
Indian Forest Act of 1878 classifies Forests into Reserved, Protected, and Village Forests:
Reserved forests:
Protected forests:
They are of two types- Demarcated and Undemarcated.
Village forests:
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