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The National Forest Commission was set up in 2003, under the Chairmanship of Justice B.N. Kirpal and was given the following terms of reference:

o Review and assess the existing policy and legal framework and their impact in a holistic manner from the ecological, scientific, economic, social and cultural viewpoint.

o Examine the current status of forest administration and forestry institutions both at all-India and state-levels to meet the emerging needs of the civil society.

o Make recommendations indicating policy options for achieving sustainable forest and wildlife management and development, biodiversity conservation and ecological security.

o Suggest ways and means make forest administration more effective with a view to helping achieve the above policy options.

o Establish meaningful partnership and interface between forestry management and local communities including tribal.