The National Forest Policy, 1988 is an Act of the

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to revise the previously enacted National Forest Policy of 1952. The 1988 National Forest Policy strongly suggested the idea of empowering and involving local communities in the protection and development of forests. A direct outcome of the National Forest Policy, 1988 was the

Joint Forest Management Program Joint Forest Management often abbreviated as JFM is the official and popular term in India for partnerships in forest movement involving both the state forest departments and local communities. The policies and objectives of Joint Forest Movemen ...

(JFM /JFMP) instituted in 1990 by the Government of India. It was started on a pilot project basis in

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as early as 1971, and again in the late 1980s with considerable success.,

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Sunday magazine, March 17, 2002

History

Several legislation in India focused on improving environmental quality since the enactment of the National Forest Policy of 1952. The Indian Parliament passed the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, Water Act in 1974, Air Act, 1981, the Forest Conservation Act in 1980 and the Environment Protection Act in 1986.

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