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Core and Buffer Areas of Tiger Reserves - The tiger reserve is divided into two main zones: the Core and the Buffer. The Core Area is strictly protected for conservation purposes, where human activities are highly restricted, aiming to provide a safe habitat for tigers and other wildlife. The Buffer Zone surrounds the core, allowing limited human activities and serving as a transition zone that mitigates human-wildlife conflicts and promotes coexistence T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad VS Union of India - Supreme Court.
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Legal and Policy Framework - The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and amendments, along with guidelines such as the Project Tiger initiative, emphasize the importance of delineating core and buffer zones. The Act mandates that buffer zones be kept inviolate, and any developmental projects within these zones require wildlife clearance and central approval to prevent ecological disruption T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad VS Union of India - Supreme Court, Brajesh Kumar Bharadwaj vs Secretary, Ministry of Forest, Environment & Climate Change - National Green Tribunal.
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Notification and Demarcation Challenges - Several states have yet to notify or demarcate buffer zones officially, leading to ambiguities and potential ecological risks. Proper delineation is critical for effective management and conservation efforts Ajay Dubey VS National Tiger Conservation Auth. - Supreme Court.
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Ecological and Conservation Measures - The buffer zones are designed to facilitate coexistence between wildlife and human activities, including eco-sensitive zones, tourism infrastructure like tiger safaris, and corridors linking different protected areas. These measures aim to support tiger populations while minimizing ecological disturbance Goa Foundation, through its Secretary, Dr. Claude Alvares VS State Of Goa, Through its Chief Secretary - Bombay, Brajesh Kumar Bharadwaj vs The Secretary Ministry of Forest, Environment & Climate Change - National Green Tribunal.
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Regulation of Human Activities - Activities such as construction, tourism, and transportation within or near tiger reserves are regulated. For example, flying restrictions over core and buffer zones are enforced to prevent disturbance to wildlife, with guidelines issued to prevent helicopter flights over protected areas FOREST DEPT. OBJECTS TO OPERATING FLIGHTS OVER PROTECTED AREAS VS PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST TAMIL NADU FOREST DEPARTMENT - National Green Tribunal, FOREST DEPT. OBJECTS TO OPERATING FLIGHTS OVER PROTECTED AREAS VS PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST TAMIL NADU FOREST DEPARTMENT - National Green Tribunal, FOREST DEPT. OBJECTS TO OPERATING FLIGHTS OVER PROTECTED AREAS VS PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST TAMIL NADU FOREST DEPARTMENT - National Green Tribunal.
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Legal and Environmental Concerns - Violations like illegal construction or expansion of infrastructure within eco-sensitive zones threaten ecological integrity. Strict adherence to statutory provisions and environmental clearances is necessary to safeguard tiger habitats and maintain ecological balance Brajesh Kumar Bharadwaj vs Secretary, Ministry of Forest, Environment & Climate Change - National Green Tribunal, Brajesh Kumar Bharadwaj vs The Secretary Ministry of Forest, Environment & Climate Change - National Green Tribunal.
Analysis and Conclusion:
The core and buffer zones are fundamental components of tiger reserve management, designed to balance conservation with sustainable human activities. Proper notification, demarcation, and regulation of activities within these zones are essential for effective tiger conservation. Legal frameworks and guidelines aim to protect ecological integrity, prevent habitat destruction, and promote coexistence, but challenges remain in implementation and enforcement across different states.
References:
- T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad VS Union of India - Supreme Court
- Ajay Dubey VS National Tiger Conservation Auth. - Supreme Court
- Goa Foundation, through its Secretary, Dr. Claude Alvares VS State Of Goa, Through its Chief Secretary - Bombay
- FOREST DEPT. OBJECTS TO OPERATING FLIGHTS OVER PROTECTED AREAS VS PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST TAMIL NADU FOREST DEPARTMENT - National Green Tribunal
- FOREST DEPT. OBJECTS TO OPERATING FLIGHTS OVER PROTECTED AREAS VS PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST TAMIL NADU FOREST DEPARTMENT - National Green Tribunal
- FOREST DEPT. OBJECTS TO OPERATING FLIGHTS OVER PROTECTED AREAS VS PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST TAMIL NADU FOREST DEPARTMENT - National Green Tribunal
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2012 0 Supreme(SC) 2538 • India - Supreme Court
DALVEER BHANDARI, DIPAK MISRA
and Buffer areas of Tiger Reserves in India notified under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended – According to Chart which ... has been submitted, following States have not yet notified area of Buffer/Peripheral with regard to tiger reserve falling in their ... Drawn our attention - Learned senior counsel and amicus curiae has drawn our attention to has also drawn our attention to list of Core ... Panjwani has also drawn our attention to the l....
2025 0 Supreme(SC) 1942 • India - Supreme Court
B. R. GAVAI, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, A. S. CHANDURKAR
Section 38 -V of the WLP Act, a tiger reserve has two parts namely Core and Buffer. ... The Project Tiger aims to foster an exclusive tiger agenda in the core areas, with an inclusive people-oriented agenda in the buffer zones of the reserve. The Project also paves way specifically for conservation of tiger population in designated tiger reserves. ... Delineatio....
2023 0 Supreme(Bom) 1426 • India - Bombay
M. S. SONAK, BHARAT P. DESHPANDE
tiger reserve – Goa Forest Department officials have ensured that most habitation areas are already excluded from core area of proposed ... tiger reserve – NTCA's Guidelines of 2012 also contain provisions for promoting coexistence between wildlife and human activity ... Finding of the Court: It is not as if no sooner than a tiger reserve is notified ... Significantly, in demarcating the tiger reserve ar....
2024 0 Supreme(SC) 197 • India - Supreme Court
B. R. GAVAI, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA, SANDEEP MEHTA
Reserve. ... and felling of trees in Corbett Tiger Reserve - Court emphasizes the need for ecological protection and adherence to statutory provisions ... (A) Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 - Sections 33(a), 38(O)(b), 38V - Establishment of Tiger Safari - Allegations of illegal construction ... It provided for the creation of ‘Tiger Safaris’ in the buffer areas of tiger reserves ‘which experience immense tourist influx in the #HL_....
2025 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 294 • India - National Green Tribunal BHOPAL (CENTRAL ZONE BENCH)
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEO KUMAR SINGH, HON’BLE DR. AFROZ AHMAD, JJ
Notification, 2006 - Eco-Sensitive Zone Notification dated 09.08.2017 - Expansion of Pachmarhi airstrip within 200m of Satpura Tiger ... Reserve - Project violates prohibitions on commercial construction and requires mandatory environmental and wildlife clearances ... Reserve, without obtaining necessary environmental and wildlife clearances, leading to concerns about ecological disruption and ... tiger reserves and areas linking one protected area or tiger ....
2025 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 438 • India - National Green Tribunal BHOPAL (CENTRAL ZONE BENCH)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, Hon’ble Dr. Afroz Ahmad, JJ
reserves or buffer zones. ... ... ... (B) Key legal principles and points: (i) the buffer zone around a tiger reserve must be kept inviolate and any project proposal ... (F) ... ... Ratio Decidendi: (i) projects within ESZ and tiger reserve buffer zones require wildlife clearance and central approvals ... The major outcomes that were a direct or indirect consequence of information generated by the monitoring exercises were: 1) tiger#HL_....
2025 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 419 • India - National Green Tribunal BHOPAL (CENTRAL ZONE BENCH)
HON’BLE MR. SHEO KUMAR SINGH, J, HON’BLE DR. AFROZ AHMAD, ACJ
reserve. ... Reserve, leading to severe ecological impacts. ... Act, 1986 - Violations in expansion of Pachmarhi airstrip - The expansion is carried out within the Eco-Sensitive Zone of Satpura Tiger ... tiger reserves and areas linking one protected area or tiger reserve with another for addressing the livelihood concerns of local people, so as to provide dispersal habitats and corridor for spill over population of wild animals from the designated #....
2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 940 • India - National Green Tribunal CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
No. 15200/2023 and WMP.No. 14710/2023, that flight is prohibited in zones such as National Parks, Core and Buffer areas of Tiger Reserves and Bird Sanctuaries. As such helicopter should not fly over the Mukurthi National Park which is near by the helipad. ... Therefore, after the incident reported in the newspaper the District Collector has issued the abovementioned additional guidelines so as to avoid flying of helicopter/airplane over the Tiger Reserve, protected ar....
2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3365 • India - National Green Tribunal CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
No. 15200/2023 and WMP.No. 14710/2023, that flight is prohibited in zones such as National Parks, Core and Buffer areas of Tiger Reserves and Bird Sanctuaries. As such helicopter should not fly over the Mukurthi National Park which is near by the helipad. ... Therefore, after the incident reported in the newspaper the District Collector has issued the abovementioned additional guidelines so as to avoid flying of helicopter/airplane over the Tiger Reserve, protected ar....
2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 4431 • India - National Green Tribunal CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
No. 15200/2023 and WMP.No. 14710/2023, that flight is prohibited in zones such as National Parks, Core and Buffer areas of Tiger Reserves and Bird Sanctuaries. As such helicopter should not fly over the Mukurthi National Park which is near by the helipad. ... Therefore, after the incident reported in the newspaper the District Collector has issued the abovementioned additional guidelines so as to avoid flying of helicopter/airplane over the Tiger Reserve, protected ar....
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