India’s new forest policy draft draws criticism for emphasis on industrial timber

Mongabay
Apr 12, 2018, 3:25 am160 pts
The Indian government has initiated the process of revamping its national forest policy, but the new draft has critics on edge. The current National Forest Policy 1988 (NFP-1988) was announced 30 years ago. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has now published the Draft National…

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