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Forest law amendment will make it easier to divert 28% of India’s forest cover

by India Spend

Lucknow: On July 26, 2023, the Lok Sabha passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023, which exempts certain forest lands from the Forest (Conservation Act) 1980 (FCA), thus making it easier to strip these lands of forests and divert it for other purposes. This will impact at least 197,159 square kilometres (sq km) of forests–equivalent to three times the size […]

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