Governmental Efforts to Encourage Forest Cover
The GoI has launched several initiatives to promote forest conservation and its management.
- National Mission for a Green India
This is one of the eight missions included in the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
It was introduced in February 2014.
- National Afforestation Program (NAP)
It has been applied to the reforestation of degraded forest regions since 2000.
The MoEFCC implemented the program.
- Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)
This was introduced in 2016.
90% of the fund will go to the states, while the remaining 10% will be held by the centre.
- National Action Programme to Combat Desertification
This was implemented in 2001 by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change.
This was launched to address the concerns of rising desertification and to take necessary initiatives.
- Green India Mission
It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
It aims to increase forest and tree cover in the nation and improve the quality of forest ecosystems.
The mission focuses on increasing forest cover in 5 million hectares of forest and non-forest lands.
- Joint Forest Management
It’s a project for community-based forest management. Local people are involved in the management and conservation of forests through this programme. It aims to:
Promote the sustainable use of forest resources.
Ensure the participation of local communities in forest conservation.
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