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National Forest Commission formed

By Our Staff Correspondent

NEW DELHI FEB. 22. The first National Forest Commission (NFC) has been set up with the former Chief Justice, Justice B.N.Kirpal, as its Chairperson. The Commission will submit its report within two years.

The seven-member Commission will review and assess the existing forest policy and legal framework and their impact from the ecological, scientific, economic, social and cultural points of view. It will also examine the current status of forest administration and institutions, both at the national and State level, to meet the emerging needs of civil society.The Commission will recommend specific policy options for achieving sustainable forest and wildlife management and development, bio-diversity conservation and ecological security, besides suggesting ways and means to make administration more effective to achieve policy goals. The other members of the Commission are the Director-General of Forests (Ministry of Environment and Forests), M.K. Sharma, the former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, A.P. Muthuswamy, noted environmentalists, Chandi Prasad Bhatt and M.K. Ranjitsinh, and J.S. Singh of the Benaras Hindu University. The Additional Director-General of Forests will be the ex-officio member-secretary of the Commission.

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