Despite existing challenges, the participation of local communities adequate financing and incentives are essential in forest restoration process. Examine (200 Words)
Refer - The Hindu
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KEY POINTS
· The State of the World’s Forests report 2020, says that since 1990, around 420 million hectares of forest have been lost through deforestation, conversion and land degradation.
· India lost 4.69 MHA of its forests for various land uses between 1951 to 1995.
Key challenges
· Local ecology with a research base: forest restoration and tree planting are leading strategies to fight global warming by way of carbon sequestration.
· Similarly, planting a forest in the wrong places such as savannah grasslands could be disastrous for local biodiversity.
· Nearly 5.03% of Indian forests are under protection area (PA) management needing specific restoration strategies.
· Out of its 21.9% population living under the poverty line, nearly 275 million people including local tribals depend on the forest for subsistence.
Fundamental to the strategy
· There have been remarkable initiatives to involve local people in the protection and development of forests by forming joint forest management committees (JFMC).
· More than 1,18,213 JFMCs involving around 20 million people manage over 25 MHA of forest area.
· The active approach of restoration which includes tree planting and the involvement of communities seeks incentives and rewards and make the whole affair quite cost-intensive.
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