Question

Briefly give the distribution of reserved and protected (permanent) forests in India.

Answer 1

• Land rights on reserved forests and protected forests are given according to the orders passed by government.
  
• The main difference between these two are that in reserved forests activities like hunting, grazing etc. are totally banned. Reserved forests may be upgraded to the status of wild life sanctuary and then to National Park.
  
• In protected areas activities like hunting, grazing, etc., are permitted to the local communities.