abstract:A protected forest is a specific term to denote forests with some amount of legal, and / or constitutional protection in certain countries, besides being a generic term to denote forests where the habitat and resident species are legally accorded protection and are protected from any further depletion.
The core area of Achanakmar-Amarkantak consists of the protectedforest land while the buffer zone and the transition area are characterised by forests, agricultural and rehabilitated land and small suburban clusters.