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Course Title: FOREST POLICY AND LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
Course Objectives: To enhance the understanding on key issues of National Forest and Environment Policies, Act and Laws
and get familiarized with International conventions related to environment and forests.
Pre-requisites: Graduate in any science discipline with basics understanding of policy and laws pertaining to environment and forests.
Student Learning Outcomes: Will be able to describe and analyze National environmental and forest policies and laws as well as acquaintance with
International Conventions and agreements on these two subjects.
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I Introduction to policy
25 %
Descriptors/Topics
Forest and Environment and related Policies: Land and Agricultural Policies; Land Use Policy, Policy on resettlement
and rehabilitation, Forest Policies in India and details of National Forest Policy 1988. National Environment Policy
2006, Policy on abetment of Pollution, National Eco tourism Policy, National Tourism Policy, National Trade Policy,
National Water Policy.
Module II Forest and bio-Diversity related Laws
25%
Descriptors/Topics
The Indian Forest Act 1927 and subsequent amendments; Forest Conservation Act 1980 and Rules; Wild Life
Protection Act 1972 and Rules, Wild Life Protection Amendment Act 2002, Biodiversity Act 2002, Biodiversity Rules
2004, National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan, Plant Varieties Protection and Farmer’s Rights Act 2001,
Geographical Indications of Goods Act 1999. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006, Case Law.
Module III Environmental Laws
25%
Descriptors/Topics
Pollution Control Laws: Public Nuisance – S.133 Cr. P.C; Law of Strict Liability, Public Liability Insurance Act 1991.
Water (Preventing and Control of Pollution) Act 1974; Water Cess Act 1977; Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act 1981; Environment (Protection) Act 1986 and Rules 1987; Subsequent allied Rules Environment Impact
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Assessment, Quality Control and Auto regulation and Environment Audit, Energy and Environment, Mining and
Environment
Module IV Conventions
Descriptors/Topics
25 %
Major International Agreement and Conventions: International Tropical Timber Agreement, Climate Change
Convention, United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Kyoto Protocol, Convention on
Biological Diversity 1992, etc Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES), Ramsar Convention on Wet Lands, the Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movement of
Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Cartagena Protocol on Bio-Safety 2000. WTO and Environment, TRIP and
Patenting Issues.
Pedagogy for Course Delivery: The course is designed to be taught through the class room lectures. Tutorial sessions, group discussions and seminar
presentations on various themes related to the course would be organized besides regular class room interactions.
Lab/ Practicals details, if applicable: Not Applicabale
List of Experiments:
Assessment/ Examination Scheme:
Theory L/T (%)
Lab/Practical/Studio (%)
End Term Examination
30 %
70 %
Theory Assessment (L&T):
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment
Components (Drop down)
End Term Examination
Class Test
Home Assignment
Presentation
Attendance
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70
Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment:
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment
End Term Examination
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Text:
 Environmental Law and Policy in India: Cases, Materials and Statutes by Shyam Divan and Armin Rozencranz, Second Edition, Oxford University Press,
New Delhi (2001) pp 837, Rs 395.
 Environment Administration law and Judicial Attitude - Paras Diwan (III vols.) (Tripathi Publication)
 Gurdip Singh: Environmental law, Lawman Pvt. Ltd. Delhi 1995
References:
 M.A.A. Baig Environmental Law and Justice, Regency Publ. Delhi 1996,
 R. Panjwani, Courting Wild life, WWF India, Delhi 1994.
 James E Andersons (1975), Public Policy Making, Praeger, New York.
 Thomas Smith, “Analysis of Policy Failure”, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 35, No.1, January-March, 1989.
 Thomas A. Birkland (2005), Introduction to Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making, M.E. Sharpe, New York.
 R.K. Sapru, “Environmental Policy and Politics in India”, Uday Desai (Ed.), 1998, Ecological Policy and Politics in Developing Countries, State
University, NY Press, New York.
Susan Barrett and Colin Fudge, 1981, Policy and Action, Methuen, London