ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) or
Ecologically Fragile Areas (EFAs) are areas notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.
The purpose of declaring ESZs is to create some kind of “
shock absorbers” to the protected areas such as National Parks and Wildlife sanctuaries by regulating and managing the activities around such areas.
ESZ is notified under Section 3 of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai has been notified as Eco-sensitive zone.
