Forest management Current Affairs, GK & News

2019 International Day of Forests

The International Day of Forests is observed every year on 21st of March to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. It also seeks to highlight vital role played by forests in poverty eradication, environmental sustainability and food security. The 2019 theme is “Forests and Education”. This year, the International ..

Topics: Food and Agriculture Organization • Forest certification • Forest management • Forestry • International Day of Forests • Natural environment • Sustainability • Sustainable forest management

Draft Forest Policy, 2018

The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has framed a new draft National Forest Policy 2018 in March, 2018. The new forest policy aims to address the new realities – climate change, human-animal conflict and declining green cover. The features of the draft forest policy 2018 include: It aims to bring a minimum one-third ..

Topics: Afforestation • Compensatory Afforestation • deforestation • Emissions reduction • Forest cover • Forest management • Forestry • Forests • Natural environment • Nature • Reforestation