CDM

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CDM

• IMPLICATIONS
• OF THE DEFENITION OF FORESTS IN
• UTTARANCHAL
• Rajendra Singh Bisht
• Conservator of Forests
• Yamuna Circle, Dehradun

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DEFENITION

• FORESTS Minimum
• Land area 0.05 ha,
• crown density 0.3
• and tree height 5 mts
• Additionality criteria for AR projects

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U T T A R A N C H A L
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Forestry- the basic facts (uttaranchal)
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Forestry- the basic facts - 2
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Forestry- the basic facts - 3
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CHIEF FACTORS AFFECTING FOREST MANAGEMENT IN
UTTARANCHAL

• Conservation Forestry over 1000 mts. Msl.
• Foothills Tarai under production forestry
• Hills under conservation forestr
• Forest Fires
• Resource availability for VPs./JFMCs on
  sustained basis.
• Forest based Economic activities/Forest based
  industries

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IMPLECATIONS

• Existing forests including more than 12000 van
  panchayats and PAs , though acting as carbon sink
  but are not covered.
• Density improvement if forests not covered
• Farm forestry/agroforestry(Tillage/fertiliser
  application etc.)
• Most of the orchards excluded.
• Conservation approach in hills no incentive

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• Thrust on forest based livelihood issues in
  Uttaranchal
• use of taxus baccata leaves
• use of tejpat leaves
• use of seabuckthorn fruits
• use of Jaitropha fruits for biodiesel

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• Problems in calculating the base line
• Research institutes should come to help
  especially in soil carbon analysis
• There is no data available for carbon flux
  measurement.

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Present Status in Uttaranchal

• Projects submitted
• afforestation reforestation project betalghat
• small micro hydel power project
• Project in final stage
• solar power heating in FRH
• VILLAGE ENERGY SECURITY SYSTEM
• WATER MILLS
• FOREST BIOMASS BRICKETS PROJECT

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• THANKS