Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) or Ecologically Fragile Areas (EFAs) are areas notified by the MoEFCC 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 by regulating and managing the activities around such
areas.
They also act as a transition zone from areas of high protection to areas involving lesser protection.
.The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 does not mention the word “Eco￾Sensitive Zones
