- The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.
- The Scheduled tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,2006
State Legislation's
- Kerala Forest (Amendment) Act, 2010
- Kerala Forest Act,1961
- The Kerala Private Forests(Vesting and Assignment) Act,1971
- The Kerala Preservation of Trees Act,1986
- The Kerala Forests(Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act,2003
- The Kerala Promotion of Tree Growth in Non-Forest Areas(Amendment) Act,2007
- The Kerala Forest(Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Amendment Act,2009