Climate Change

Scoping and feasibility studies of bamboo plantation for implementation of REDD+ activities in the North-Eastern states of India

Land is source and sink of carbon dioxide due to anthropogenic and natural drivers. Global models estimate net carbon dioxide emissions of 5.2 ± 2.6 GtCO2eq yr–1 (likely range) from land use and land-use change during 2007–2016.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2020
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Tags:
REDD, Bamboo, North East, India, Carbon Dioxide
Mining

Open Cast Iron Ore Mine Reclamation & Rehabilitation in Karnataka

Based on the direction from the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) issued guidelines to the Government of Karnataka(GoK) to get R&R Plans for the individual open cast iron ore mine leases of the area prepared by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE).

Publication Date: 
13/07/2020
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Tags:
Karnataka, Mining, Bellary (D), Chitradurga (D), Tumkur (D), Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Mining Reclamation, Rehabilitation
Forests

Forestry Statistics India 2011

The present issue of Forestry Statistics India encompasses data pertaining to four years, 2006-07 to 2009-2010. The publication presents data in seven sections dealing with Forest Resource, Establishment, Production, Wildlife, Social and Economic Aspects, Trade and Silviculture. The new feature in this report includes summarization of data into graphs for better understanding of trends, pictorial representation of activities in the forestry sector and brief write-up in the beginning of each section.

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 1, 2013
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Tags:
Forests, Statistics, India, Forest Resources, Forest Products, Protected Area Conservation, Wildlife
Forests

Indias forest and tree cover: contribution as a carbon sink

This ICFRE paper focuses on carbon value of India

Publication Date: 
11/08/2009
Rajiv Pandey, Jagdish Kishwan, V K Dadhwal
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Tags:
Forests, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Trees, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Capture and Storage, Biomass, Carbon Sinks, Carbon Sequestration, India
Forests

Indias forest and tree cover: contribution as a carbon sink - brochure

Forestry is at the centre-stage of global climate change negotiations. This is because forests have the potential to be a carbon sink as well as a source of carbon emissions. This publication provides a useful snapshot of the carbon value of India

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Tags:
Forests, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Trees, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Capture and Storage, Biomass, Carbon Sinks, Carbon Sequestration, India