{"id":297104,"date":"2024-05-28T17:54:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=297104"},"modified":"2024-05-28T17:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:24:45","slug":"eucalyptus-planting-controversy-in-kerala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/eucalyptus-planting-controversy-in-kerala\/","title":{"rendered":"Eucalyptus Planting Controversy in Kerala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on<strong> Eucalyptus Planting Issue in Kerala <\/strong>has been created based on the article <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/84708\/OPS\/G7FCRPBFF.1+GE9CRRDKA.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe controversy over eucalyptus planting in Kerala\u201d<\/a> published in <strong>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0on 28 May 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in News?<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, The Kerala government has issued an order <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">allowing the Kerala Forest Development Corporation (KFDC) to plant eucalyptus trees<\/span> for its financial sustenance in 2024-2025.<\/p>\n<h2>About the Eucalyptus Planting Issue in Kerala<\/h2>\n<p>a) The Kerala government initially permitted the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Kerala Forest Development Corporation (KFDC) to plant eucalyptus trees<\/span> in 2024-202<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">5<\/span> to boost its finances. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>b) However the environmentalists have argued that <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">it would damage the forests. <span style=\"color: #333333;\">Also the eucalyptus plantation was increasing man-animal conflict as it would make animals wander into human areas due to loss of natural food source.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>c) Now, the Kerala state govt <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">only allows the removal of certain non-native trees from KFDC-controlled areas<\/span>, and prohibits new eucalyptus plantings.<\/p>\n<p>This controversy has highlighted the benefits of eco-restoration.<\/p>\n<h2>About Eco-Restoration:<\/h2>\n<p>Eco-restoration involves<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> removing plants non-native plants and trees<\/span>\u00a0(like eucalyptus and acacia in Kerala) and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">bringing back native plants and trees. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits of Eco-Restoration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a. Ecosystem restoration involves <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">aiding the recovery of ecosystems<\/span> that have been damaged or destroyed. Healthier ecosystems<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> boast richer biodiversity, leading to benefits such as enhanced soil fertility, increased production of timber and fish, and greater absorption of greenhouse gases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>b. Restoration<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> helps control diseases and decreases the risk of natural disasters.<\/span>\u00a0 Ecosystem restoration supports the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">achievement of all Sustainable Development Goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on Eucalyptus Planting Issue in Kerala has been created based on the article \u201cThe controversy over eucalyptus planting in Kerala\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d\u00a0on 28 May 2024. Why in News? Recently, The Kerala government has issued an order allowing the Kerala Forest Development Corporation (KFDC) to plant eucalyptus trees for its financial sustenance&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/eucalyptus-planting-controversy-in-kerala\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Eucalyptus Planting Controversy in Kerala<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-297104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297104","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\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}