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    Consider the following statements

    1. The Community Reserve was established under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.

    2. Any state government can declare a community-owned forest area as “community reserve” if locals are willing to participate in conservation efforts for the same.

    3. Community Reserve receives the same legal protection as National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.

    How many of the above statements is/are correct?

    Only One

    Incorrect Answer

    Only Two

    Correct Answer

    All Three

    Incorrect Answer

    None

    Incorrect Answer
    Explanation:

    Only statements 2&3 are correct.

    Community Reserves:

    • Conservation reserves and community reserves in India are terms denoting protected areas of India which typically act as buffer zones to or connectors and migration corridors between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved and protected forests of India.

    • Such areas are designated as conservation areas if they are uninhabited and completely owned by the Government of India but used for subsistence by communities and community areas if part of the lands are privately owned.

    • These protected area categories were first introduced in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002 − the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.

    • It enables any state government to declare community-owned forest area as “community reserve” if locals are willing to participate in conservation efforts for same.

    • Under it, community reserve receives same legal protection as National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.

    Hence option 2nd is correct.


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