A draft provision against the mandate of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

Submission to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India

Submission to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

The submission highlighted the need to include and improve certain clauses for clarity, discusses the implications for the proposed exemptions and other key amendments proposed.

The submission outlined the concerns related to proposed amendment and stressed on the need to expand the scope of invasive species, rationalize the process of declaring a species as vermin, etc. It also highlights the need to protect wildlife beyond Protected Areas.

Submission to the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

An assessment of the legal provisions governing forestation on private land in the State