TIMELINE OF THE FOREST LAWS by Anaya Jindal https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c FROM 1856 TO 2007 en-us 2022-07-30 13:55:45 UTC 2026-03-22 19:48:07 UTC hello@padlet.com 1856 Anaya_1702 https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252077095 Lord Dalhousie emphasized the need for a 
definite forest policy. 
]]> 2022-07-30 13:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252077095 1865 Anaya_1702 https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252077390 The Indian Forests Act of 1865 extended the British Colonial claims over forests in India to 
have access to timber for building railway tracks and ships. 
]]> 2022-07-30 13:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252077390 1878 Anaya_1702 https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252078849 This policy allowed the British unhindered 
access to the forests for their own purposes but did not allow the forest dwellers or villagers access as it was deemed that the customary use of the forests by the villagers 
was not a ‘right’, but a ‘privilege’ that could be withdrawn at will. 
]]> 2022-07-30 14:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252078849 1927 Anaya_1702 https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252079152 The Indian Forest Act, 1927. This Act does not lay down a specific definition for forests. The act establishes three categories of forests -- reserve forest, protected forest, and village forest. It was mainly passed to 
allow the British to declare forests as state property to exploit timber. 
]]> 2022-07-30 14:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252079152 1952 Anaya_1702 https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252079426 ‘National interests’ overrode all interests and 
forests were viewed as a national asset. 
Priorities and interests and claims of the local communities around forest areas came second. 
]]> 2022-07-30 14:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252079426 1976 Anaya_1702 https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252079777 National Commission on Agriculture recommended that the wood from the forests be used for industrial purposes. ]]> 2022-07-30 14:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252079777 1980 Anaya_1702 https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252079910 Forest Conservation Act, 1980 was passed to check further deforestation and conserve 
forests. Major objectives included prevention of felling of naturally grown trees and restricting the use of forest land for non-forest purposes. 
]]> 2022-07-30 14:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252079910 1988 Anaya_1702 https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252080175 National Forest Policy 1988 was enacted. This act was very different in its approach towards management of forests in comparison to the post- independence Forest Policy of 1952. ]]> 2022-07-30 14:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252080175 2007 Anaya_1702 https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252080707 The Forest Rights Act, 2007 allows the traditional forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes to hold and live in the forestland for habitation, to use forest produce and use one hectare of forest land for schools, hospitals, etc. ]]> 2022-07-30 14:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Anaya_1702/9lsb80lar24zh01c/wish/2252080707