Forest range
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A forest range is a term used to define administrative regions containing one or more (usually) demarcated and (usually) protected or resource-managed forests.[1] The term was in use in British India, and hence India, Pakistan and Bangladesh use this term for administrative purposes.[2]
In India
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In India, the combined forests in a forest division are completely divided into non-overlapping forest ranges for the purpose of administration and coordination, in an analogous form of dividing the political area of a subdivision into blocks. Alignment of the ranges to political boundaries is not necessary, as forests often overlap political boundaries - but one range cannot span more than one state.[3]
Each range controls the protected areas and managed resources under its jurisdiction, and is presided over by a Forest Range Officer.[1] A forest range may be broken up into one or more 'sub-ranges' or 'blocks'.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Thakker, P S (2015). Remote sensing inputs for forest working plan revision a case study in Vijay Nagar range forest of Sabarkantha district in state of Gujarat India. Gujarat University. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Beinart, William; Hughes, Lotte (2007-10-11), Beinart, William; Hughes, Lotte (eds.), "Forests and Forestry in India", Environment and Empire, Oxford University Press, p. 0, doi:10.1093/oso/9780199260317.003.0012, ISBN 978-0-19-926031-7, retrieved 2025-06-09
- ^ a b Milda, David; Ramesh, T.; Kalle, Riddhika; Gayathri, V.; Thanikodi, M. (2020-12-01). "Ranger survey reveals conservation issues across Protected and outside Protected Areas in southern India". Global Ecology and Conservation. 24: e01256. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01256. ISSN 2351-9894.