More private cos should take steps to develop forest in vacant areas: Environment Ministry
Updated: Nov 17, 2015 02:26:00pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) Government today sought the private firms participation to develop forest in vacant areas so that an additional carbon sink of 2.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent is created by 2030.
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Going by the latest assessment, India's forest cover increased to 24 per cent of its geographical area in 2013, from 23.4 per cent in 2005. The long-term objective is to take it to 33 per cent.
"More private companies should take steps to develop forest in vacant areas. We need to encourage business houses to plant trees, adopt forests in cities and develop them," said SS Negi, DG, Forests and Special Secretary with the Environment Ministry, at a CCI event.
Negi pointed to the complex nature of forest management in the country as 300 million people are dependent on it for their livelihood.
"Whatever way we manage forest, we need to keep in mind the interest of those people who are dependent on forest for livelihood are not affected," he added. (KNN Bureau)
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Going by the latest assessment, India's forest cover increased to 24 per cent of its geographical area in 2013, from 23.4 per cent in 2005. The long-term objective is to take it to 33 per cent.
"More private companies should take steps to develop forest in vacant areas. We need to encourage business houses to plant trees, adopt forests in cities and develop them," said SS Negi, DG, Forests and Special Secretary with the Environment Ministry, at a CCI event.
Negi pointed to the complex nature of forest management in the country as 300 million people are dependent on it for their livelihood.
"Whatever way we manage forest, we need to keep in mind the interest of those people who are dependent on forest for livelihood are not affected," he added. (KNN Bureau)
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