In India, Parliament has just adopted a profound reform of environmental law, which removes control mechanisms against deforestation in a large part of the country’s forest areas, mainly located near the borders. The government maintains that this should facilitate the construction of economic and military infrastructures, but the defenders of the environment are outraged: for them, it is the end of the historic protection of Indian forests.
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India: Parliament passes environmental law reform that puts forests at risk
