Consider the following statements: 1. The definition of “Critical Wildlife Habitat” is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006. 2. For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights. 3. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in any part of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The definition of Critical Wildlife Habitat (CWH) is provided in Section 2(b) of the Forest Rights Act, 2006. These are areas within national parks and wildlife sanctuaries that are required to be kept inviolate for the purpose of wildlife conservation.
Statement 2 is correct: The Baiga tribe in Madhya Pradesh was the first tribal community in India to be granted Habitat Rights under the Forest Rights Act.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Habitat Rights for PVTGs are recognized under the Forest Rights Act, and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, not the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is the nodal agency responsible for implementing the Act.

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