Arun K.Bansal Madhu Verma Rajesh Kumar Swapan Mehra Priyanka Batra
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Arun K.BansalMadhu Verma Rajesh KumarSwapan Mehra Priyanka Batra
Scope
The Manual, intends to be a practical, easy to use guide to
enable forestry practitioners and end users to implement
projects on ground and understand and appreciate all
components of REDD+.
REDD+ is expected to rapidly emerge as a means to
incentivize SFM in India.
Contents
Intent
It discusses the REDD+ architecture and highlights the need
for information on various physical data pertaining to forest
cover, degradation and deforestation rate, socio-economic
dependence on forest stock, etc. and capacity building of
the State Forest Department for REDD+ readiness, and
eventually to set up REDD + projects.
Developing REDD+ in India: Brief Steps Site
Selection
Baseline Development
Socio -Economic assessment to identify Project Activity
Calculation of Emission Reductions
+ Sequestration Potential
Validation
Recommendations
While international architecture and financial arrangements
for REDD+ are being evolved, the SFDs can start capacity
building activities like:
– develop understanding of the REDD+ mechanism
– developing mechanisms to assess forest condition and biodiversity
– ensuring safeguards for the communities
– Training on GIS-related softwares
– Carbon assessment
Thanks
Contact information
Mr. Arun K. Bansal, IFS, Director, IIFM (
Dr. (Mrs.) Madhu Verma, Professor, EDE,
IIFM ([email protected])
Mr. Rajesh Kumar, ISS, Senior Dpty. Director
(Forest Inventory), FSI (
Mr. Swapan Mehra, CEO & Founder, IES (
Ms. Priyanka Batra, Consultant (TIFAC-IIASA
Project), IIFM ([email protected])