Afforestation
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Tree-planting has enormous potential but significant socio-ecological challenges for climate action
Manan Bhan •Planting of trees, even forests, doesn't guarantee a reduction in total emissions as nations strive to meet hard targets.
Geoengineering is the fail-safe 'Plan B' that might help tackle climate change
•UN's top climate science body said slashing carbon pollution won't stop Earth from overheating.
Chhattisgarh names forest zone after late Anil Madhav Dave
•Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh announced that a developed forest zone in Durg district will be named after the late minister Anil Madhav Dave
Maharasthra lost forests 660 times iconic Oval Maidan of Mumbai in seven years
Fp Staff •The sate of Maharashtra lost 58.81 square kilometres (14,532 acres) of green cover in the seven years from 2005-06 to 2011-12, a first-of-its-kind satellite mapping of the state has revealed.
BJP's Assam govt combines consevation with free education, offers to waive off fees for planting a tree
Kangkan Acharyya •The BJP government of Assam has launched a new scheme under which it will be offering free education to children in higher secondary and degree courses, provided they plant a tree and maintain a photographic record of its growth
Vanamahotsav 2016-17: Maharashtra starts green drive with two crore sapling plantation
Fp Staff •Maharashtra government on Friday launched a comprehensive tree plantation drive across the state, with an aim to plant 50 crore trees in three years.
How industrial encroachments have replaced forests over 30 years
Ians •Over the last 30 years, forests nearly two-thirds the size of Haryana have been lost to encroachments (15,000 sq km) and 23,716 industrial projects (14,000 sq km), according to government data.
23,716 Industrial Projects Replace Forests Over 30 Years
Indiaspend •Over the last 30 years, forests nearly two-thirds the size of Haryana have been lost to encroachments and industrial projects, according to government data.
Plant 2000 trees in lieu of 216 chopped at Yamuna Vihar, NGT tells Delhi govt
•The National Green Tribunal directed the Delhi government to plant 2,000 trees for chopping 216, in a residential colony in north east Delhi
Cabinet nod to amend bill to speed up fund utilisation for afforestation
•The amendments provide for use of monies realised from the user agencies in lieu for forest land diverted in protected areas for voluntary relocation from protected areas.