Consider the following statements: Once the Central Government notifies an area as a Community Reser

Question

Consider the following statements: Once the Central Government notifies an area as a Community Reserve: The Chief Wildlife Warden of the State becomes the governing authority of such forest.Hunting is not allowed in such area.People of such area are allowed to collect non-timber forest produce.People of such area are allowed traditional agricultural practices.How many of the above statements are correct?

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Conservation reserves and community reserves in India are terms denoting protected areas of India which typically act as buffer zones to or connectors and migration corridors between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved and protected forests of India. Such areas are designated as conservation areas if they are uninhabited and completely owned by the Government of India but used for subsistence by communities and community areas if part of the lands are privately owned.These protected area categories were first introduced in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002 − the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. These categories were added because of reduced protection in and around existing or proposed protected areas due to private ownership of land, and land use.The provisions of the WLPA apply to an area once it has been declared a community reserve. Section 33 of the WLPA passes the authority of the sanctuary to the chief wildlife warden. Hence, statement 1 is correct.After a forest has been made into a community reserve, people cannot hunt there, nor can they use it for agricultural practices. Hence, statement 2 and statement 3 are correct and statement 4 is not correct.