Forest division
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A forest division is a term used to signify an area containing one or more (usually) demarcated and (usually) protected or resource-managed forests, for administrative purposes.{{Cite journal |last1=Barton |first1=Gregory A. |last2=Bennett |first2=Brett M. |date=July 2008 |title=Environmental Conservation and Deforestation in British India 1855–1947: A Reinterpretation |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/itinerario/article/abs/environmental-conservation-and-deforestation-in-british-india-18551947-a-reinterpretation/3DE0A8BCBB55E998A1772E8CB2AFA598 |journal=Itinerario |language=en |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=83–104 |doi=10.1017/S016511530000200X |s2cid=131671719 |issn=2041-2827|url-access=subscription }} The term was in use in British India, and hence India, Pakistan and Bangladesh use this term for administrative purposes.{{Cite journal |last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |date=1983 |title=Forestry in British and Post-British India: A Historical Analysis |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4372653 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=18 |issue=44 |pages=1882–1896 |jstor=4372653 |issn=0012-9976}}
In India
In India, the combined forests in a forest circle are completely divided into non-overlapping forest divisions for the purpose of administration and coordination, in an analogous form of dividing the political area of a district into subdivisions. Alignment of the divisions to political boundaries are not necessary, as forests often overlap political boundaries - but one division cannot span more than one state. It generally comprises one or more districts.
A forest division is broken up into one or more forest ranges.
Each division controls the protected areas and managed resources under its jurisdiction, and is presided over by a Deputy Conservator of Forests, appointed from the Indian Forest Service.
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Category:Forest administration in India