## Keywords [Forest Act](<../Bibliography/keywords/Forest Act>) [conservation](<../Bibliography/keywords/conservation>) [legal framework](<../Bibliography/keywords/legal framework>) [development](<../Bibliography/keywords/development>) [forest rights](<../Bibliography/keywords/forest rights>) ## Publication [Download the annotated PDF](<https://attachments.kaanu.org/files/Forest Conservation Act 1980 theory & practice 2015 Kumar.pdf>) <iframe style='width: 100%; height: 900px;' src='https://attachments.kaanu.org/files/Forest Conservation Act 1980 theory & practice 2015 Kumar.pdf'></iframe> [Original Source](https://www.academia.edu/21442546/Defending_the_Green_Realm_The_Forest_Conservation_Act_1980_of_India_in_Theory_and_Practice_ISEC_Monograph_44_2016_)