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Forests in India: Cover, Conservation Law and Community Rights

Recorded forest area is not forest cover: ISFR 2023's numbers, the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 and its contested 2023 amendment, compensatory afforestation and CAMPA, community rights, and what still burns India's forests.

1 October 2026 · 24 min read

Governance

Environmental governance in India: EIA, the NGT, CAMPA and forest clearances

The EIA regime and its July 2026 restructuring, the National Green Tribunal’s jurisdiction and landmark orders, CAMPA’s unspent thousands of crores, and the 2023 Forest Conservation amendment.

30 September 2026 · 18 min read