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One of the key unresolved issues in the United Nations negotiations on the inclusion of terrestrial carbon (the carbon stored in the terrestrial system including trees, other vegetation, soil, and peatlands) in the climate change solution is how to ensure that real, quantifiable and comparable carbon emission reductions and sequestration take place. To meet international requirements, countries and on-theground implementers will need appropriate carbon measurement and monitoring methods. This...

This report includes the following information-

• India’s Forests: Some Key Facts

• India’s Forestry Sector Initiatives related to UNFCCC

• India’s Forests and Biodiversity

• New Initiatives related to Forests and Climate Change

• National Mission for a Green India
–Key Objectives
–Mission Targets

Climate change is recognized both as a threat and a challenge. The impact of human activities on climate and climate systems is unequivocal. Climate has a significant role in the economic development of India. Many sectors of the economy are climate sensitive. Climate change has origins in anthropogenic activities and is engaging the attention of planners, governments, and politicians worldwide. It is no longer a scientific question as to
whether the climate is changing, but the question is...

The National Mission for a Green India was announced by the Prime Minister as one of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). It recognizes that climate change phenomenon will seriously affect and alter the distribution, type and quality of natural resources of the country. The NAPCC addresses the urgent and critical concerns of sustainable development and identifies the close linkage of the economy with its natural resource base, and cautions that climate-...