Section 38J Wildlife Protection Act 1972, as inserted by the 2002 Amendment, creates COMMUNITY RESERVES for:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2002 created two new categories:
2. (a) CONSERVATION RESERVES (Section 36A): government-owned land that may serve as buffer zones or migration corridors between national parks/sanctuaries.
3. (b) COMMUNITY RESERVES (Section 36C): private or community land where the community is willing to participate in conservation through a Community Reserve Management Committee.
4. These categories acknowledge community participation and offer co-management as an alternative to top-down protection.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution of India / Stockholm/Rio/Paris / Indian SC environmental jurisprudence — Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, Sections 36C-36D (Community Reserves and Conservation Reserves, inserted 2002)_
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