Forests help mitigate the impacts of climate change, provide economic benefits for the country, and meet specific facets of India’s sustainable development goals.
Context
Forests help mitigate the impacts of climate change, provide economic benefits for the country, and meet specific facets of India’s sustainable development goals.
It is essential, therefore, to revisit India’s forest governance and evaluate the country’s efforts at forest restoration and conservation.
Background
Analysis
What is the state of India’s Forests?
Definitions
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Classification Scheme
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Assessing the power of Indian forests
Role of forests in climate change
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Mapping deforestation
Impact of deforestation
What initiatives are taken by India?
International treaties to protect forests
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What about funding for the forests?
A Roadmap for Forest Regeneration
National Forest Policy
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Conclusion
India’s forest sector has a huge potential to mitigate climate change by achieving an additional 3 billion tonnes of carbon sequestration by 2030. However, achieving this would require serious efforts towards conservation, restoration and regeneration of the country’s forests. Given the critical state of India’s forests, the government must demonstrate a sense of urgency in proper planning its afforestation programme and do serious implementation on the ground.
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