Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd. - Saving Green Cover
As per India State of Forest Report, 2011, the forest cover of India is 6,92,027 Km2. The government of India has planned to conduct a fresh socio-economic survey of forest dwellers and its periphery villages within 3km from the forests for comprehensive forest management. This will help the government to get complete data on villagers dependency on forest produce. It shall come handy for the policymakers while making a plan on sustainable use of forest produce. It will also ensure sustainable management of forests and biodiversity without affecting the livelihood of local villagers from using grazing ground, non-timber forest products like fuel wood, fodder and other minor forest products.
Apart from that, Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd. believes there have been many concepts to promote afforestation or reforestation such as tree credit, village forests, 'green village' etc. The ultimate purpose of these concepts have been to infuse elements of good practices and capacity building of local communities towards promoting and improving green cover in the country. The dignified 'green village' concept has been acknowledged internationally and forwarded to 196 countries by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC. This noble concept has been led by Mr. Prabhat Mishra, assistant director, National Savings, Etawah, UP.
Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd. understands that under this model, the selected villages have been made aware about the disasters of deforestation and benefits of afforestation and each family has been encouraged to do plantation of at least one plant species in their surroundings. This will be helpful in controlling species from getting extinct, desertification and deforestation. Further, this will be helpful in sustainable development, bio-diversity conservation, water conservation, soil conservation and bio-sequestration.
Subsequently, the governmental and non governmental organizations have been propagating afforestation or reforestation programmes. The National Afforestation and Eco Development Board (NAEB) were set up in August 1992 with the responsibility to promote tree plantation, ecological restoration, and the eco development activities. Many companies have been undertaking CSR initiatives for the conservation and restoration of environment and their ideas have been accepted and recognized globally.
By Sunita Tirkey
Programme Team Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
Apart from that, Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd. believes there have been many concepts to promote afforestation or reforestation such as tree credit, village forests, 'green village' etc. The ultimate purpose of these concepts have been to infuse elements of good practices and capacity building of local communities towards promoting and improving green cover in the country. The dignified 'green village' concept has been acknowledged internationally and forwarded to 196 countries by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC. This noble concept has been led by Mr. Prabhat Mishra, assistant director, National Savings, Etawah, UP.
Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd. understands that under this model, the selected villages have been made aware about the disasters of deforestation and benefits of afforestation and each family has been encouraged to do plantation of at least one plant species in their surroundings. This will be helpful in controlling species from getting extinct, desertification and deforestation. Further, this will be helpful in sustainable development, bio-diversity conservation, water conservation, soil conservation and bio-sequestration.
Subsequently, the governmental and non governmental organizations have been propagating afforestation or reforestation programmes. The National Afforestation and Eco Development Board (NAEB) were set up in August 1992 with the responsibility to promote tree plantation, ecological restoration, and the eco development activities. Many companies have been undertaking CSR initiatives for the conservation and restoration of environment and their ideas have been accepted and recognized globally.
By Sunita Tirkey
Programme Team Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd.