About the Scheme
Mission under NAPCC to enhance forest cover, improve ecosystem services, and increase forest-based livelihood opportunities while ensuring sustainable development.
Target Beneficiaries: Forest-dependent communities, farmers, rural communities. Aims to enhance forest/tree cover on 5 million hectares.
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) at the national level, supported by State Forest Departments and local community institutions (JFMCs, Gram Sabhas).
Key Features
- One of the eight missions under India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
- Focuses on both quantitative (area) and qualitative (density, species diversity) improvement of forest cover.
- Emphasizes a decentralized approach with active involvement of local communities and Gram Sabhas.
- Promotes sustainable forest management practices and restoration of degraded forest lands.
- Aims to enhance carbon sequestration potential through afforestation and reforestation efforts.
- Integrates livelihood generation activities for forest-dependent communities with ecological restoration.
Eligibility Criteria
- Forest-dependent communities and tribal populations residing in and around forest areas.
- Gram Sabhas and Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) for planning and implementation.
- State Forest Departments for identifying and managing project areas.