Forests

Response To The Draft Karnataka Private Conservancies Rules And Policy, 2018

Letters and Submissions
The policy proposes to declare private areas along boundaries of protected areas, which are a minimum of 100 acres, as private wildlife conservancies. The policy states that any land that is declared as a private conservancy cannot have activities such as agriculture, horticulture, pig farming etc. The owners of such private wildlife conservancy can use 5% of the land for building infrastructure for tourism.
Geographies
India
Local Regions/Cities
Karnataka

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