Directive restricted other government departments, NGOs, and private entities from working on Community Forest Resource Rights (CFRR) undermining the Forest Rights Act (FRA).
- The directive was initially issued to align CFRR with the National Working Plan Code 2023.
About CFRR:
- CFRR are provided under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act (Forest Rights Act 2006)
- It includes the right to “protect, regenerate or conserve or manage”(via gram sabha) the community forest resource(CFR).
- CFR area is common forest land that has been traditionally protected and conserved for sustainable use by a particular community.
- These rights allow the community to formulate rules for forest use by itself and others and thereby discharge its responsibilities under FRA.
What is the National working Plan code 2023?
- Released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate change in 2004 and amended in 2014.
- Acts as the guiding principle for the preparation of the working plan for scientific management of different forest divisions of our country.
About Forest Rights Act, 2006
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