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  • Apr 18, 2024
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CENTRE REFOCUSES GREEN CREDIT PROGRAMME ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, ADDRESSING TREE PLANTING CONCERNS.

Why in the news?

Union Environment Ministry shifts focus of Green Credit Programme towards ecosystem restoration, clarifying priorities amid concerns over tree planting.

source:amartus

About the Green Credit Programme Norms Altered to Prioritise Ecosystem Restoration

  • Union Environment Ministry clarifies focus of Green Credit Programme (GCP) towards ecosystem restoration over mere tree planting for financial gain.
  • Emphasises the importance of restoring degraded ecosystems for sustainable environmental impact.
  • Forest departments from 13 states offer 387 land parcels of degraded forest land for restoration, covering nearly 10,983 hectares.
  • Individuals and companies can apply through the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) to fund restoration projects, executed by state forest departments.
  • Recent Ministry guidelines allow flexibility in tree density requirements for reforested landscapes, recognizing varying ecosystem capacities.
  • Focus on shrubs, herbs, and grasses in some areas as suitable alternatives for ecosystem restoration, as stated by Nameeta Prasad, Joint Secretary in the Environment Ministry.
About Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) :

●   Apex body in national forestry research.

●   Promotes, conducts, coordinates research, education, and extension covering all forestry aspects.

Objectives of ICFRE:

1.  Conduct, aid, and promote forestry education, research, and applications.

2.  Develop and manage a national library and information centre for forestry and related sciences.

3.  Serve as a clearinghouse for forest and wildlife research and general information.

4.  Develop forestry extension programs and disseminate them through mass media and extension machinery.

Source:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-tweaks-green-credit-programme-norms/article68076591.ece#:~:text=Amid%20concerns%20that%20the%20Green,coordinator%20of%20the%20programme%20%E2%80%94%20has