This independent regional knowledge management platform is committed to open and free information sharing. The mission is to provide easily accessible, up-to-date, objective and insightful information and analysis about Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) and other forest carbon-related policies, players and issues for decision makers, managers and users of forest and land resources across Asia.
Forest management techniques for mitigation
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India has 78.29 million hectare under forest and tree cover (Forest Survey of India, 2011) which is 23.81 per cent of the total geographical area of the country. However, the country’s forests are facing immense pressure due to unsustainable use of forest produce. This paper underlines that poverty and forest degradation are inextricably linked and curbing forest degradation requires convergence of various poverty alleviation policies and schemes.
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The Reference Document is divided into nine chapters starting with an introduction and overview of the subject, moving on gradually and logically to required policy framework to support REDD+ implementation as part of the forest management in the country. The document describes the issues and concepts related to definitions as also approach to construct national forest reference level. It also assigns the roles and responsibilities to different government and other organizations, including MoEF, FSI, ICFRE, State Forest Department, JFM Committees, Panchayats and Gram Sabhas, etc.