A 'please-all' Forest Act on the anvil

28 Oct 2007, 0205 hrs IST,Nitin Sethi,TNN NEW DELHI: Wildlife concerns have been finally wed into the Forest Rights Act. With last minute negotiations between ministries spilling into the weekend, concerns over protecting areas that are critical to wildlife conservation have found place in the rules of Act being finalised for notification. After vetting by law ministry, the new rules have been sent back to the nodal tribal affairs ministry for notification. Earlier, the finalisation of forest Act rules had run into rough weather. The wildlife lobby wanted stringent safeguards for existing National Parks and sanctuaries. The Act, passed in 2006, does not directly provide such a safeguard,................. full news at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/A_please-all_Forest_Act_on_the_anvil/articleshow/2496147.cms