The change was enacted by amending the consolidated guidelines of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 (formerly the Forest Conservation Act).
Key Amendments
- It allows assisted natural regeneration including afforestation/plantation, carried out by Government or non-Government entities to be treated as “forestry activities”.
- Consequently, on such activities, the requirements of Compensatory Afforestation and payment of Net Present Value (NPV) shall not be applicable to such activities.
- Compensatory Afforestation (CA): CA means afforestation done in lieu of diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes.
- It compensates the loss of 'land by land' and loss of 'trees by trees' and is done on non-forest land.
- Net Present Value (NPV): NPV is a mandatory fee intended to compensate for the loss of ecosystem services like carbon sequestration, water recharge, and biodiversity.
- Funds collected towards CA and NPV are deposited in State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), established under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act, 2016.
- Compensatory Afforestation (CA): CA means afforestation done in lieu of diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes.
- State government can devise a framework for utilization of such plantations and for revenue sharing.
Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam 1980The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023, renames the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Other key amendments include:
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