{"id":115407,"date":"2021-06-29T21:03:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=115407"},"modified":"2021-06-29T21:12:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:42:57","slug":"in-india-forest-rights-means-forest-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/in-india-forest-rights-means-forest-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"In India, forest rights means forest conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/forest-rights-banni-grassland-conservation-climate-change-7380113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian express\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance<\/strong>: <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Community Forests Resource (CFR) Rights is essential for forest conservation in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Synopsis<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The multifarious benefits of Community Forests Resource (CFR) Rights present compelling evidence for India to recognize and support CFR rights. Community forests with legally recognized rights are healthier and associated with lower deforestation rates, higher carbon storage and biodiversity compared to other forests.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Background<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On June 14, Prime Minister addressed the UN High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He reiterated that India was on track to achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030. He cited the example of the Banni grassland in Gujarat. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Case Study of Banni Grassland<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Banni is home to great biological diversity and is the lifeline of its pastoralist communities. However, climate change and the invasion by Prosopis\u00a0Juliflora\u00a0have severely impacted its unique ecology.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Banni\u2019s pastoralist communities (Maldharis)\u00a0are applying their deep knowledge of the local ecology to\u00a0conserve the grassland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They uproot Prosopis in the pre-monsoon period and when it rains, the native grass species\u2019 regenerate from their rootstock.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Legal Mandate of Community Forest\u00a0Resource\u00a0Rights (CFR) in India:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006,\u00a0bestows\u00a0adivasis\u00a0and other traditional forest-dwelling communities, including pastoralists with CFR\u00a0rights.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They are empowered to decide on the management and restoration of their community forest resources.\u00a0Further they can\u00a0stop any activity that adversely impacts biodiversity or the local ecology.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Compelling reasons for India to recognize and support CFR\u00a0rights<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0our\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">forests are grappling with degradation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, an important contributor to GHG emissions.\u00a0More than 40 per cent of the forest cover is open, often degraded.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, it will help in\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">meeting international commitments<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0India has committed to restore 26 million hectares of degraded forests and lands by 2030 under the <strong>Bonn pledge<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It has also targeted creating an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion\u00a0tons\u00a0by 2030\u00a0under the Paris Agreement\u00a0through additional forest and tree cover.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Third, India\u2019s<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0potential to remove carbon through forest restoration is\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among the highest in the Global South\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as per a 2020 study published in Nature, Ecology and Evolution.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At 123.3 million, India also has the greatest number of people living near areas with forest restoration opportunities (within 8km).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fourth<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0numerous\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">past initiatives were severely\u00a0criticized\u00a0for poor focus\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on CFR\u00a0that resulted in sub optimal outcomes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social forestry in the 1970s, the National Afforestation Program and Green India Mission have found them to have limited restoration benefits.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These initiatives have drawn criticism for\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">paying little attention to the land and forest tenure of local communities,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">failing to incorporate traditional ecological knowledge, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not assisting communities to receive the opportunities they desire from restoration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fifth<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0the<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0recognition of CPR rights has happened at an extremely slow pace<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in the country.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Less than 5 per cent of the total potential area has been brought under CFR. In Banni too, title deeds formally recognizing the CFR rights of the pastoralists are yet to be issued. Further, Institutional support for CFR remains minimal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Terms to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Banni grassland<\/li>\n<li>Community Forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Indian express\u00a0 Relevance: Community Forests Resource (CFR) Rights is essential for forest conservation in India. Synopsis:\u00a0The multifarious benefits of Community Forests Resource (CFR) Rights present compelling evidence for India to recognize and support CFR rights. Community forests with legally recognized rights are healthier and associated with lower deforestation rates, higher carbon storage and biodiversity&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/in-india-forest-rights-means-forest-conservation\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">In India, forest rights means forest conservation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10322,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":2,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1702162655},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10322"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115407\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}