India's Supreme Court temporarily bans forest reduction, mandates compensatory afforestation.

The Supreme Court of India has temporarily banned the reduction of forest areas by the government and states, requiring any reduction to be matched with compensatory afforestation. This decision follows petitions against 2023 amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act. The court also ordered governments to revert to a broad definition of 'forest' and to submit details of forest land by March 31, 2024.

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