WILD ORISSA SUBMITS MEMORANDUM TO HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS UNDER GOVERNMENT OF INDIA The following issues were submitted today by Wild Orissa before the HLC during meeting at Bhubaneswar (Odisha). Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (as amended) 1. ‘Wildlife Corridor’ or ‘Wildlife Movement Habitat’ be given statutory status 2. Establishment of ‘National Elephant Conservation Authority’ 3. Incorporate ‘Elephant Reserve’, ‘Core, Buffer’, ‘Elephant Conservation Foundation’, etc. 4. ‘Biosphere Reserve’ given statutory status 5. Enhanced rates for voluntary relocations under all category of protected areas 6. Legislate Wildlife (Amendment) Protection Bill 2013 Forest Conservation Act 1980 (as amended) 1. Establishment of ‘National Regulatory Authority For Forest Conservation’ to be empowered to examine all proposals for diversion of any forest land for all proposals. ‘National Regulatory Authority For Forest Conservation’ to have Regional Offices across the country to meet the requirements of various regions. 2. Ecological valuation be carried out while considering any diversion of natural habitats for developmental purposes and which necessarily need to be elaborated in detail in any environmental impact assessment report.
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