- Prelims: Environment, Agroforestry
- Mains: General Studies-III, Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.
Why in News ?
Greening and Restoration of Wasteland with Agroforestry (GROW) report and portal was launched today by Prof Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog at NITI Aayog.
3 Main types of Agro-forestry Systems :
1. Agrisilvicultural systems : Crops and Trees
2. Silvopastoral systems : trees and animals
3. Agrosilvopastoral systems : Crops, Trees and animals
About GROW report:
Greening and Restoration of Wasteland with Agro-forestry (GROW) report and portal:
- Includes the launch of the “Greening and Restoration of Wasteland with Agro-forestry (GROW)-Suitability Mapping” portal on ‘Bhuvan’ ,ensuring universal access to state and district-level data.
- This portal is expected to significantly boost the promotion of agro-forestry initiatives by government bodies.
- The GROW initiative aligns with national commitments, aiming to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 and create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
- Presently, agro-forestry covers 8.65% of India’s total geographical area, encompassing approximately 28.42 million hectares.
- Around 17% of India’s total geographical area is wasteland.- This initiative is Needed for the aim to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 and create an additional carbon sink
- Agro-forestry integrates trees, crops, and livestock, addressing food, nutrition, energy, employment, and environmental challenges.
Nagar Van Yojana-
- The Nagar Van (Urban Forests) aims to develop 200 Urban Forests across the country in the next five years.
- The finances for the scheme will be paid for by the CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act, 2016) funds.
