Practice

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Consider the following statements regarding India's policy framework for managing Invasive Alien Plant Species (IAPS) in forests:

Statements

  1. The National Forest Policy, 1988 aims to maintain environmental stability, restore ecological balance, and increase forest/tree cover through plantations using native species.
  2. The National Working Plan Code, 2023 provides for ecosystem-based forest management, including prioritisation of site-specific native species in regeneration and restoration activities.
  3. The responsibility for removing invasive alien plant species from reserved forests and other protected forest areas rests primarily with the Central Government through the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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