Important Links

Important Links

• Inviting Expression of Interest for (EIO)shortlisting of Consultancy Organisations for preparing draft comprehensive amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927 ( 150 KB )
• Call for Expression of Interest (EoI) for shortlisting consultancy organization for preparing draft comprehensive amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927. ( 722.3 KB )

Office – Memorandum

1. OM- Date[18-03-2020]- Celebration of International Day of Forests 2020. ( 14 KB )

Acts & Policies

• The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 ( 287 KB )
• Inviting comments from all concerned Ministries on Draft National Forest Policy 2018 ( 275 KB )
• Inviting comments from all States and UTs on Draft National Forest Policy 2018 ( 225 KB )
• Inviting comments from all concerned stakeholders on Draft National Forest Policy 2018 ( 275 KB )
• Draft National Forest Policy, 2018 ( 225 KB )
• The Indian Forest(Amendment) Act, 2017 ( 1.5 MB )
• Indian Forest Act, 1927. ( 2.0 MB )
• National Forest Policy, 1988 . ( 29 KB )

Implementation of REDD Plus

• Draft document on Safeguards Information System for REDD+ for public comments. ( 1687.3 KB )

Orders / Advisory/Guidelines

• Advisory dated 07.09.2012 regarding implementation of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. ( 125 KB )
• Expert Committee Report-Strategy for increasing green cover outside forests ( 7.1 MB )
• India released National REDD plus strategy ( 12.1 MB )
• Advisory dated 23.01.2018 to consider adopt Pan India Transit Permit for commonly grown agroforestry tree species ( 139 KB )
• Advisory dated 22.12.2017 removing regulatory barriers in production, felling, transit, processing & marketing of bamboo.  ( 119 KB )
• Advisory dated 30.11.2017 for arranging High Quality Seedlings ( 239 KB )
• Advisory dated 9.10.2017 on Pan India Transit Permit for Bamboo ( 139 KB )
• Advisory dated 06.10.2017 to consider exempting ten commonly grown agroforestry spp ( 139 KB )
• Advisory dated 17.07.2017 seeking inputs on proposed Pan India Transit System for Bamboo ( 131 KB )
• Advisory dated 7.7.2017 clarification exemption of primary processing unit on Bamboo from license  ( 34 KB )
• Advisory dated 13.06.2017 on Royalty and bamboo finished product ( 68 KB )
• Advisory dated 5.6.2017on PAN India Transit Permit for bamboo
• Advisory dated 19.5.2017 to consider exempting bamboo units from licensing
• Advisory dated 18.05.2017 to consider exempting bamboo grown on non forest from transit and felling regime
• Advisory dated 6.4.2017 on honey extraction and transportation ( 34 KB )
• Advisory dated 17.03.2016 regarding relaxing regulatory regime on Jiggit ( 34 KB )
• Advisory dated 14.05.2013 to consider exempting bamboo grown on non forest land from transit and felling regime ( 786 KB )
• ATR from State and UT Govenments on the Guidelines issued for liberization of regulatory regimes for felling and transit of tree specise grown on private land ( 34 KB )
• Channel of Submission in Forest Policy Division ( 104 KB )
• Nomination of State Nodal Officer for Nagar Van Udyan Yojana  ( 3.1 MB )
• Nomination of State Nodal Officer for School Nursery Yojana  ( 1.5 MB )
• Note on Review of National Forest Policy 1988 and seeking comments ( 178 KB )
• Nagar Van Udyan Yojana dated 31.07.2015 ( 178 KB )
• Guidelines for Felling and Transit Regulations for Tree Species Grown on Non- Forest/Private lands ( 394 KB )
• Draft national REDD+ Policy and Strategy-prepared by Forest Policy Division ( 383 KB )
• Inviting Comments on the Draft Guidelines for conservation, development and management of Urban Greens ( 1.2 MB )
• Draft Guidelines for Liberalizing Felling and Transit Regime for Tree Species grown on Non-Forest/Private Land ( 802 KB )
• State/Union Territory Minor Forest Produce (Ownership of Forest Dependent Community) Act, 2005 – Draft. ( 52 KB )
• Constitution of Core Group for Reviewing National Forest Policy, 1988. ( 472 KB )
•  Inviting comments for reviewing National Forest Policy, 1988.
• Institutional Framework for Implementing REDD+ in India. ( 800 KB )

• Report of the Committee constituted to study the regulatory regime regarding felling and transit regulations for tree species grown on private land – reg. ( 492 KB )
• Advisory regarding the functioning of JFMCs in the context of decentralised governance. ( 120 KB )
• Proposal for staging the XIV World Forestry congress, 2015 in New Delhi, India. ( 5.1 MB )

Publications

• India’s Voluntary National Contribution to achieve the targets of Global Forest Goals ( 237 KB )
• Implementing NLBI on Forests in India ( 1.5 MB )
• Forest governance and implementation of REDD+ in India. ( 309 KB )
• Methodology for assessing carbon stock for REDD+ project in India. ( 472 KB )
• Livelihood of local communities and forest degradation in India: issues for REDD+ ( 172 KB )
• Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services by REDD+ project in India. ( 72 KB )
• International REDD+ architecture and its relevance for India. ( 879 KB )
• Proceedings of the REDD+ Workshop. ( 1.1 MB )
• National Forest Commission.

Proceedings

• Report of Regional Workshop on NLBI in Bhopal ( 1.1 MB )
• Report of Regional Workshop on NLBI in Ahmedabad ( 492 KB )
• Report of Regional Workshop on NLBI in Chandigarh ( 1.1 MB )
• Report of Regional Workshop on NLBI held in Chennai ( 411 KB )
• Proceedings of side event of the Workshop on ‘Forest-based Carbon  Financing’ held during Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2014. ( 1.8 MB )
• Proceedings of the National Conference of Ministers of Environment & Forests held on 18th August, 2009 at New Delhi. ( 12.1 MB )

• Proceedings of the Conference of the Principal Chief Conservators of Forests and Chief Wildlife Wardens of all States/UTs (New Delhi, 12-13 February, 2008) ( 472 KB )
• Minutes of the Meeting of the Expert Group on Definition of Forests at MoEF New Delhi, on 30th April and 1st May 2007 .  ( 53 KB )

• Proceedings of the Conference of the Principal Chief Conservators of Forests and Chief Wildlife Wardens of all States/UTs (New Delhi, 5-6 September, 2006). ( 44 KB )

Status of “Land Use Science (Forest-PLUS) Program” under the bilateral Partnership Agreement between the Government of India and USAID on Sustainable Forests and Climate Adaptation Progress Report

• Progress Update till February 2015 ( 476 KB )
• Quarter 1 Year 2014-15 ( 2.0 MB )
• Annual Progress Report Year 2013-14 ( 2.7 MB )
• Quarter 1 Year 2013-14 ( 1.6 MB )
• Quarter 2 Year 2013-14 ( 44 KB )
• Quarter 3 Year 2013-14 ( 2.4 MB )
• Annual Progress Report Year 2012-13 ( 1.6 MB )
• Quarter 1 Year 2012-13 ( 442 KB )
• Quarter 2 Year 2012-13 ( 1.6 MB )
• Quarter 3 Year 2012-13 ( 1.6 MB )
• Quarter 4 Year 2011-12 ( 443 KB )

Communication Reports

• Stakeholders Workshop at FSI Dehradun in 2013 ( 3.0 MB )
• Stakeholders Workshop at Bengaluru in 2013 ( 746 KB )
• Stakeholders Workshop at Bhopal in 2013 ( 847 KB )
• Stakeholders Workshop at Shimla in 2013 ( 864 KB )
• National Consultation on PPP in 2014 ( 232 KB )
• JFMC Convention Report ( 623 KB )
• Sign Green Campaign ( 3.0 MB )
• Campaign Against Forest Fire ( 1.6 MB )

Trainings

• 1^st Training at Shimoga  ( 958 KB )
• 2^nd Training at Shimoga  ( 975 KB )
• 3^rd Training at Shimoga  ( 1.1 MB )
• 4^th Training at Shimoga  ( 1.2 MB )
• 1^st Training at Hoshangabad  ( 1.3 MB )
• 2^nd Training at Hoshangabad  ( 44 KB )
• List of Participants at Hoshangabad Training  ( 404 KB )
• 1^st Training at Rampur ( 1.1 MB )
• 2^nd Training at Rampur ( 1.4 MB )
• 3^rd Training at Rampur ( 1.2 MB )
• Training on Remote Sensing at NOIDA ( 5.0 MB )

Forest International Cooperation United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), Committee on Forestry of Food and Agriculture Organisation (COFO), Asia Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)

• Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook- Study(APFSOS) country report. ( 408 KB )
• Information on implementation the Non-Legally Binding Instrument (NLBI) on all types of Forests and the progress towards achieving the four Global Objectives on Forests.
• Participation Report in Training on Forest Policy ( 44 KB )
• Report of Indian Delegation on 5th UN REDD on NFMS in 2014 ( 1.3 MB )
• Report of Indian Delegation on AHEG 1 Meeting 2014 ( 2.6 MB )
• Participation Report on WCA 2014 ( 2.4 MB )
• Report of Indian Delegation on 25th Session of APFC 2013 ( 102 KB )
• Report of Indian Delegation on Facilitative Workshop on IAF 2013 ( 1.8 MB )
• Report of Indian Delegation on 4th UN REDD on NFMS in 2013 ( 2.6 MB )
• Report of Indian Delegation on Ministerial Seminar on Bamboo in 2011 ( 1.8 MB )

Information/notification regarding Felling and Transit of tree Species in various States/UTs

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands  ( 105 KB )
• Andhra Pradesh ( 49 KB )
• Bihar ( 664 KB )
• Chandigarh ( 56 KB )
• Chhattisgarh ( 708 KB )
• Delhi ( 139 KB )
• Gujarat ( 346 KB )
• Haryana ( 73 KB )
• Himachal Pradesh ( 1.2 MB )
• Jharkhand ( 443 KB )
• Karnataka ( 1.3 MB )
• Kerala ( 1.2 MB )
• Madhya Pradesh ( 128 KB )
• Maharashtra ( 6.2 MB )
• Meghalaya  ( 83 KB )
• Mizoram  ( 301 KB )
• Odisha  ( 448 KB )
• Punjab ( 404 KB )
• Rajasthan  ( 1.1 MB )
• Sikkim  ( 73 KB )
• Tripura  ( 193 KB )
• Uttar Pradesh  ( 1.1 MB )
• Uttarakhand  ( 1.2 MB )