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What significant paradigm shift occurred in the management strategy of Indian forests following the enactment of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980?
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- 1The replacement of the 10-year Working Plan system with a decentralized community-led monitoring model
- 2A transition in focus from commercial timber extraction to conservation and habitat management✓
- 3The transfer of administrative control from the State Forest Department to Village Forest Committees
- 4Introduction of the first legal framework for the settlement of private rights by a Forest Settlement Officer
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A transition in focus from commercial timber extraction to conservation and habitat management
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