ECONOMICS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
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Question
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Do not grant permission to clear forest in that location
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Refusing to grant permits at that location but granting permits at other locations and transporting the produce to the location desired by the entrepreneur.
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Refused to give permits in the desired location but allowed forest concessions in various other areas and sent to the desired location of the entrepreneur.
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Prohibiting forest exploitation in all places and permitting the development of industrial plantation forests in various places
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Detailed explanation-1: -A forest concession is a contract between a forest owner and another party permitting the harvesting (forest utilization contracts) and/or managing (forest management services contracts) of specified resources from a given for-est area.
Detailed explanation-2: -They help control or reduce the risk of soil erosion, landslides and avalanches. Forests therefore have an important role in protecting the homes and communities (FAO) of animals and people, and they help to maintain the environmental conditions needed for agricultural production.
Detailed explanation-3: -More trees should be planted to increase the forest cover. Trees should be selected according to the geographical conditions of a particular region and proper care should be taken during the growth of trees. Prevention of exploitation of forestry and forest products is necessary for the conservation of forest.
Detailed explanation-4: -(1) This Act may be called the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th day of October, 1980.