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'Compensatory afforestation threatens natural forests'
Hindustan Times Pune
|July 07, 2025
SC TO HEAR PETITION AGAINST FOREST (CONSERVATION) AMENDMENT ACT
Affidavits filed in the Supreme Court have flagged concerns over a twofold destruction of the country’s natural forests if forestlands are used for compensatory afforestation as prescribed by the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules 2023.
The affidavit, filed by experts and former forest officials, was filed as a status report after the top court on February 3 directed that the government refrain from taking steps that lead to reduction of forests “unless a compensatory lands provided’ for afforestation.
“itis respectfully submitted that the analysis of the minutes of the FAC meeting and those held by the REC, Ranchi after the order of 03.02.2025, as summarised above, clearly show that degraded notified forest lands and unclassed forest lands are continued to be offered for compensatory afforestation,” the petitioners said.
The petitioners were referring to the minutes of FAC meetings held after the February 3 order, which showed that 603.8314 ha of forest land was approved for diversion, of which 140.7977 ha is in unclassed forests and 2.2567 ha in degraded forests.
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