Chhattisgarh State Forest Policy, 2001 País/Territorio India Subdivisión territorial Chhattisgarh Tipo de documento Fecha 2001 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Bosques Palabra clave Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Especies forestales Medidas de protección forestal Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios Pueblos indígenas Patrimonio cultural Área geográphica Asia, ASIA Y PACIFICO, Océano Índico, Mares del Asia Sudoriental, Asia Meridional Resumen In furtherance to the National Forest Policy of 1988, the State established a forest policy for forest conservation. As per the Policy, the basic objectives are to unlock the vast array of forest resources on sustainable basis for enhanced well-being of local people, the maintenance of environmental stability through preservation and where necessary, restoration of ecological balance and the increase of forest and tree cover in forest deficient districts through afforestation and agro forestry/ farm forestry programmes. The essentials and strategies of forest management under the Policy include promoting forest education, recognizing traditional rights and concessions of entry into forests and use of the produce there of, by the people living in and around the forest areas and application of Information Technology into Forestry through development of a comprehensive forest database in the State. Texto completo Inglés