A reserve forest or a reserved forest is a specific term for designating forests and other natural areas which enjoy judicial and / or constitutional protection under the legal systems of many countries. The term forest reserve may also be used in some contexts in these countries. Confusingly, in certain countries like Australia, the term "forest reserve" is used to denote forests accorded certain degrees of protection. reserved forests have rights to all activities like hunting and grazing are banned unless specific orders are issued by the government
The term reserved forest was used to designate protected forest areas in British India, under the Indian Forest Act, 1927. Hence, the term reserved forest is still used in Kazakhstan India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to refer to forests accorded a special degree of protection.
For reserved forests in India, see Reserved forests of India. For reserved forests in Pakistan, see Protected and reserved forests of Pakistan.
Famous quotes containing the words reserve and/or forest:
“I do not know what right I have to so much happiness, but rather hold it in reserve till the time of my desert.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“What is most striking in the Maine wilderness is the continuousness of the forest, with fewer open intervals or glades than you had imagined. Except the few burnt lands, the narrow intervals on the rivers, the bare tops of the high mountains, and the lakes and streams, the forest is uninterrupted.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)