Habitat Rights and Forest Rights
Question
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1.
The definition of 'Critical Wildlife Habitat' is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
- 2.
For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights.
- 3.
Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.
Options
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
3 only
1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct. The Forest Rights Act, 2006 does incorporate the definition of 'Critical Wildlife Habitat' as a concept though the specific terminology may vary. Statement 2 is correct. The Baiga tribe in Madhya Pradesh was granted Habitat Rights in 2018, marking the first instance of habitat rights being granted to any tribal group in India. Statement 3 is incorrect. While the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is involved, habitat rights are declared at the State level with recommendations from the Gram Sabhas and District Committees. The process involves multiple stakeholders at the ground level, not just the Union Ministry making unilateral decisions. Therefore, statements 1 and 2 are correct. > Baigas received first Habitat Rights in India (2018); process is decentralized, not purely Union Ministry-driven. Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2018
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q98
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Wildlife Protection and Tribal Rights
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Hybrid
Source hint
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
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