Keep eco-sensitive zone of 1 km around forests: Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Keep eco-sensitive zone of 1 km around forests: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone of a minimum one km starting from their demarcated boundaries. Environment Ministry guidelines show that the purpose of declaring ESZs around national parks, forests and sanctuaries is to create some kind of a “shock absorber” for the protected areas. In a series of directions, the court held that in case any national park or protected forest already has a buffer zone extending beyond one km, that would prevail. The Principal Chief Conservator for each State and the Union Territory has also been directed to make a list of subsisting structures within the ESZs and submit reports to the apex court in three months.

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States/UTs Must Follow Definition Of 'Forest' Given By Godavarman Judgment Till Forests Are Identified As Per 2023 Rules : Supreme Court
10 months ago

States/UTs Must Follow Definition Of 'Forest' Given By Godavarman Judgment Till Forests Are Identified As Per 2023 Rules : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday passed an interim order directing that States and Union Territories must act as per the definition of "forest" laid down in the 1996 judgment in T.N Godavarman Thirumalpad v. Union of India while the process of identifying land recorded as forests in Government records is going on as per the 2023 amendment to Forest Act.A …

Supreme Court notice to Centre, Assam on plea to declare eco-sensitive zone around Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court notice to Centre, Assam on plea to declare eco-sensitive zone around Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

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The Supreme Court asked the Centre and Assam government to respond to a petition seeking directions to declare the area around Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary an eco-sensitive zone and remove all encroachments. The top court was hearing a plea filed by environmental activist Rohit Choudhury seeking directions to precisely demarcate the boundary of the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary without any further delay. …

No Mining Activity Within ESZ Even If Eco-Sensitive Zone Is More Than 1 Km From Protected Forest : Supreme Court Clarifies
1 year, 7 months ago

No Mining Activity Within ESZ Even If Eco-Sensitive Zone Is More Than 1 Km From Protected Forest : Supreme Court Clarifies

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On 28th April, 2023, the Supreme Court clarified its order dated 26th April 2023, wherein it stated that its previous order mandating a 1 km Eco-Sensitive Zone around protected forests would not be applicable to the ESZs in respect of which a draft and final notification has been issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and in …

Supreme Court Modified Its Previous Order Mandating A 1 Km Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) Around Protected Forests
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Modified Its Previous Order Mandating A 1 Km Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) Around Protected Forests

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its order dated June 3, 2022 to the extent that directions in the said order mandating a 1 km Eco-Sensitive Zone around protected forests would not be applicable to the ESZs in respect of which a draft and final notification has been issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and in …

SC modifies judgement on eco-sensitive zones around protected forests
1 year, 7 months ago

SC modifies judgement on eco-sensitive zones around protected forests

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, modified its judgment to have mandatory eco-sensitive zones of a minimum one kilometre around protected forests, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country. On June 3, 2022, the apex court had ordered the 1-km buffer zone for protected areas to act as a “shock absorber”. However, the Centre and several States, including Kerala, had …

Prima Facie Inclined To Relax Restrictions In Eco-Sensitive Zones Near Forests : Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Prima Facie Inclined To Relax Restrictions In Eco-Sensitive Zones Near Forests : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it might relax the restrictions in the one-kilometer Eco-Sensitive Zone which has been mandated near protected forests and wildlife sanctuaries. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol was hearing applications filed by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change and various State Governments seeking relaxations in the …

Analysis | Why has the creation of eco-sensitive zones provoked protests?
1 year, 11 months ago

Analysis | Why has the creation of eco-sensitive zones provoked protests?

The Hindu  

Ecologically sensitive zones are intended to protect ‘protected areas’ – national parks and wildlife sanctuaries – by transitioning from an area of lower protection to an area of higher protection. Protected areas cover 5.26% of India’s land area as 108 national parks and 564 wildlife sanctuaries. The ESZs span notified forests outside protected areas, most of which could also come …

'Even Kerala HC Falls Within Buffer Zone' : Kerala Govt Seeks Relaxation Of ESZ Mandate; Supreme Court Agrees To Consider On Jan 16
1 year, 11 months ago

'Even Kerala HC Falls Within Buffer Zone' : Kerala Govt Seeks Relaxation Of ESZ Mandate; Supreme Court Agrees To Consider On Jan 16

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“Even the Kerala High Court is within one kilometre of the Mangalavanam bird sanctuary,” Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday, while seeking a relaxation of the directive to declare one kilometre around protected forests as ecologically sensitive zones on behalf of the state government. One of the most significant rulings in the case came in June, …

Buffer Zone : Kerala Govt Moves Supreme Court Seeking Relaxation In 1 Km ESZ Around Protected Forests
1 year, 11 months ago

Buffer Zone : Kerala Govt Moves Supreme Court Seeking Relaxation In 1 Km ESZ Around Protected Forests

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The State of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court with an application seeking relaxation of the order of the Apex Court dated 03.06.2022, mandating a minimum 1 Km Eco Sensitive Zone around all protected forests in the country. While passing the order, the Supreme Court had noted that uniform Guidelines may not be possible in respect of each sanctuary or …

1Km ESZ Rule Won't Apply To Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Near Mumbai : Supreme Court
2 years ago

1Km ESZ Rule Won't Apply To Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Near Mumbai : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that its order mandating 1 kilometer Eco-Sensitive Zone around protected forests will not apply to Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary located near the suburbs of Mumbai.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath passed the order taking note of an earlier order passed on September 23 which exempted Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Thane Creek. …

1Km ESZ Rule Doesn't Apply To Sanjay Gandhi National Park & Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary : Supreme Court Clarifies
2 years, 2 months ago

1Km ESZ Rule Doesn't Apply To Sanjay Gandhi National Park & Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary : Supreme Court Clarifies

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Recently, the Supreme Court has clarified that the one kilometer wide Eco-Sensitive Zone around protected forests, set out by its order dated 03.06.2022, does not apply to Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary. It had specifically exempted Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Guidy National Park for the ambit of the one kilometre wide eco-sensitive zone. The …

"Uniform ESZ Of 1KM Difficult" : Kerala Seeks Review Of Supreme Court Order; Says Peculiar Facts Of State Not Considered
2 years, 4 months ago

"Uniform ESZ Of 1KM Difficult" : Kerala Seeks Review Of Supreme Court Order; Says Peculiar Facts Of State Not Considered

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The State of Kerala has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the order mandating minimum one kilometer Eco Sensitive Zone from protected forests. "If the ESZ is uniformly fixed as 1 kilometer from the boundaries of protected areas in the State of Kerala, the State will face insurmountable difficulties in implementing the same", the review petition stated.The …

Assembly unanimously passes resolution on ESZs
2 years, 5 months ago

Assembly unanimously passes resolution on ESZs

The Hindu  

The Kerala Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to exempt the State from declaring ecos-ensitive zones of 1 km around wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. Saseendran, who moved the resolution, said the apex court’s order had dealt a blow to the State’s efforts in excluding human-inhabited areas from the proposed ESZ. Immense hardship The resolution stated …

Centre to move SC on issue of ESZ around protected forests, says Ashwini Kumar Choubey
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre to move SC on issue of ESZ around protected forests, says Ashwini Kumar Choubey

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The apex court recently issued a direction that each protected forest, including national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, must have an ESZ of one kilometre and banned mining activities within such parks across the nation Thiruvananthapuram: The Centre on Saturday said it would be approaching the Supreme Court in connection with its order to create a one-kilometre eco-sensitive zone around all …

Local bodies oppose ESZ regulations
2 years, 8 months ago

Local bodies oppose ESZ regulations

The Hindu  

The provisions of the draft notification to designate the region around the Neyyar and Peppara wildlife sanctuaries as Eco-sensitive Zone has not gone down well with the local bodies. Terming many of the restrictions as unreasonable, the affected villages fear these could impact infrastructure development especially within 1 km of the proposed zone. He felt many of the proposed regulations …

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