Briefly give the distribution of reserved and protected (permanent) forests in India.
- Land rights on reserved forests and protected forests are
given according to the orders passed by government.
- The main difference between these two are that in reserved
forests activities like hunting, grazing etc. are totally banned. Reserved forests
may be upgraded to the status of wild life sanctuary and then to National Park.
- In protected areas activities like hunting, grazing, etc., are
permitted to the local communities.