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A '''forest division''' is a term used to signify an area containing one or more (usually) demarcated and (usually) protected or resource-managed forests, for administrative purposes.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Barton |first=Gregory A. |last2=Bennett |first2=Brett M. |date=July 2008 |title=Environmental Conservation and Deforestation in British India 1855–1947: A Reinterpretation |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/itinerario/article/abs/environmental-conservation-and-deforestation-in-british-india-18551947-a-reinterpretation/3DE0A8BCBB55E998A1772E8CB2AFA598 |journal=Itinerario |language=en |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=83–104 |doi=10.1017/S016511530000200X |issn=2041-2827}}</ref> The term was in use in [[British India]], and hence [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]] use this term for administrative purposes.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |date=1983 |title=Forestry in British and Post-British India: A Historical Analysis |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4372653 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=18 |issue=44 |pages=1882–1896 |issn=0012-9976}}</ref> | |||
A '''forest division''' is a term used to signify an area containing one or more (usually) demarcated and (usually) protected or resource-managed forests, for administrative purposes. The term was in use in [[British India]], and hence [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]] use this term for administrative purposes. | |||
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A forest division is broken up into one or more [[forest range]]s. | A forest division is broken up into one or more [[forest range]]s. | ||
Each division controls the [[protected areas of India|protected areas]] and managed resources under its jurisdiction, and is presided over by a | Each division controls the [[protected areas of India|protected areas]] and managed resources under its jurisdiction, and is presided over by a Deputy Conservator of Forests, appointed from the [[Indian Forest Service]]. | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forest Division}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Forest Division}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:03, 17 May 2022
A forest division is a term used to signify an area containing one or more (usually) demarcated and (usually) protected or resource-managed forests, for administrative purposes.[1] The term was in use in British India, and hence India, Pakistan and Bangladesh use this term for administrative purposes.[2]
In India[edit]
In India, the combined forests in a forest circle are completely divided into non-overlapping forest divisions for the purpose of administration and coordination, in an analogous form of dividing the political area of a district into subdivisions. Alignment of the divisions to political boundaries are not necessary, as forests often overlap political boundaries - but one division cannot span more than one state. It generally comprises one or more districts.
A forest division is broken up into one or more forest ranges.
Each division controls the protected areas and managed resources under its jurisdiction, and is presided over by a Deputy Conservator of Forests, appointed from the Indian Forest Service.
References[edit]
- ↑ Barton, Gregory A.; Bennett, Brett M. (July 2008). "Environmental Conservation and Deforestation in British India 1855–1947: A Reinterpretation". Itinerario. 32 (2): 83–104. doi:10.1017/S016511530000200X. ISSN 2041-2827.
- ↑ Guha, Ramachandra (1983). "Forestry in British and Post-British India: A Historical Analysis". Economic and Political Weekly. 18 (44): 1882–1896. ISSN 0012-9976.