Protected forests are either demarcated or undemarcated, based on whether the limits of the forest have been specified by a formal notification. A protected forest is land notified under the provisions of the Indian Forest Act or the State Forests Act. In protected forests, all activities are permitted unless they are expressly prohibited. A protected forest is land that is a reserved forest, and over which the government has property rights, as declared by a state government under section 29 of the Indian forest act 1927. Protected forests and Reserved Forests can sometimes be made part of
wildlife sanctuaries, which in turn may be upgraded to the status of
national parks, with each category receiving a higher degree of protection and government funding. For example,
Sariska National Park was declared a reserved forest in 1955, a wildlife sanctuary in 1958, and a
Tiger Reserve in 1978, before becoming a national park in 1992. Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks and other wildlife areas enjoying legal protection under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 are sometimes referred to with a generic name, “Protected Areas,” and this is not the same as Protected Forests. == Effect of Tribal population growth on forest Flora and Fauna ==