A forest division is a term used to signify an area containing one or more (usually) demarcated and (usually) protected or resource-managed forests, for administrative purposes.[1] The term was in use in British India, and hence India, Pakistan and Bangladesh use this term for administrative purposes.[2]
In India edit
In India, the combined forests in a forest circle are completely divided into non-overlapping forest divisions for the purpose of administration and coordination, in an analogous form of dividing the political area of a district into subdivisions. Alignment of the divisions to political boundaries are not necessary, as forests often overlap political boundaries - but one division cannot span more than one state. It generally comprises one or more districts.
A forest division is broken up into one or more forest ranges.
Each division controls the protected areas and managed resources under its jurisdiction, and is presided over by a Deputy Conservator of Forests, appointed from the Indian Forest Service.
References edit
- ^ Barton, Gregory A.; Bennett, Brett M. (July 2008). "Environmental Conservation and Deforestation in British India 1855–1947: A Reinterpretation". Itinerario. 32 (2): 83–104. doi:10.1017/S016511530000200X. ISSN 2041-2827. S2CID 131671719.
- ^ Guha, Ramachandra (1983). "Forestry in British and Post-British India: A Historical Analysis". Economic and Political Weekly. 18 (44): 1882–1896. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4372653.