India: No Forest Clearance Till Forest Rights Recognized Under FRA 2006 - MoEF Forest Advisory Committee

India: No Forest Clearance Till Forest Rights Recognized Under FRA 2006 - MoEF Forest Advisory Committee   The Ministry of Environment and Forest's (MoEF) committee that examines and recommends the proposals for forest clearance under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 has in its meeting dated 2nd April 2012 clarified that no stage 1 Forest Clearance would be accorded to any project until the documentary evidence related to process of settlement of rights under the 2006 Forest Rights Act is...

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