Forest

Conservation
Act 1980
Presentation by

Rahul T21CSD035
Hruday T21CSD037
Yateesh T21CSD038
Yaswanth T21CSD034
Abhishek T21CSD033
Deva T21CSD036

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Contents
1. Introduction
2. What is Forest Conservation Act?
3. How Forests are Disappearing?
4. Objectives of this Act

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1.Introduction
Forest
Conservation
Act - 1980

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Distribution of Forests

Forests cover a
significant area of
the Earth. They are a
great natural asset to
any region and hold
immense value.

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But,

The number of trees

are decreasing day by
day as shown.

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Why we need Forest Conservation Act?

Forests are being wiped out and trees are being

cut down at a rapid rate. To meet the other needs
of humans, we are losing sight of the bigger
picture.

To regulate the cutting down of trees,

Government of India initialized The Forest
Conservation Act in 1980.
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 2.What is
Forest
Conservation
Act?

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Forest Conservation Act

The Forest Conservation Act of 1980 is

an act which ensures the conservation
of forest and its resources.

It was enacted by the Parliament of

India in order to control the ongoing
deforestation of the forests of India. It
came into force on October 25, 1980
containing three sections.
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 Sections :

Section 1. Title and Scope

Title : Forest (conservation) Act
Scope : All over India except
Jammu and Kashmir

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Sections.

Section 2. Restriction of forests being used for

non-forest purposes.
The forest land should not be cleared for the
planting of Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Medicinal
plants, etc. which are not naturally grown in
Forests.

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Sections.

Section 3. Constitution of Advisory Committee

As per Section 3 of this Act, the Central
government has the power to constitute an
advisory committee to advice on matters
related to advising the central government on
the preservation of forests

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3. How Forests
are
Disappering?

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Forests as Resources

Forests are an important resource that nature

can bestow upon mankind. Therefore, it is the
duty of every citizen to preserve the
ecosystems of forests.
Due to rapid deforestation, the cycle of nature
is itself being disrupted. Therefore, the need to
bring about a law to ensure the preservation
of forest was needed.
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Forests and Humans

Humans depend on forest for the air we

breath, for the wood we use.
Besides providing habitats for animals and
livelihoods for humans, forest also offer
watershed protection, prevents soil erosion,
mitigate climate change.

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Human Effect

2 Billion people on Earth, rely on forests, forest

provide jobs for more than 13 million people
across the world.
In addition, 300 million people live in forest,
including 60 million indigenous people.
Yet, despite our dependence on forests, we are
still allowing them to disappear.

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4.Objectives of
Forest
Conservation
Act?

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Objectives of this Act.

1 To protect the forest along with its flora, fauna

and other diverse ecological components
while preserving the integrity and territory of
the forests.

2 Resurrect the loss of forest biodiversity.

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Objectives of this Act.

3 Prevent forest lands being converted into

agricultural, grazing or for any other
commercial purposes and intentions.

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Thanks!
for
listening
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