Revised Forest Mgt Challenges Icfre Dg

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Forest

Management in

India

Challenges and

opportunities

Dr V K Bahuguna, IFSDirector GeneralICFRE


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Status of forest management in India

with references to challenges and

opportunities

What is ICFREs contribution in

meeting those challenges


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Forest Cover in India

23.81% of the total geographic area of the country is

under forests and Tree cover (as per ISFR 2011)

Against the goal of 33.33% as per national forest

policy


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ConservationDevelopment

Balancing Pressures on Forests

ChallengesDegradation of biodiversity and life support systems

Food and water security

Ever mounting Population pressure on natural resources

Forest Dependence syndrome

Sustainable Management


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Forestry

Increasing quality of the natural forest, scaling up

tree cover outside forest, and enhancement of

productivity of plantations both inside & outside

forest through technological interventions

Meeting

enhanced

industrial raw

material

requirements.

Limited land

availability.

Climatechange:

Drought,

salinity,

flooding,

high CO2

Meeting National goal of 3 to 4 cubic meters of biomass per

hectare per year

Livelihood

means for

farmers


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Net-Change in the Forest Cover since2001 Assessment

(Area in km2)

Assessme

nt Year

Dense

Forest

Open

Forest

Total Forest

Cover

2001 416,809 258,729 675,538

2003 390,564 287,769 678,333

Change - 26,245 29,040 2,795

2005 403,420 286,751 690,171

2007 402,522 288,377 690,899

2011 6,92,027

Change-

(2007)

- 898 1,626 728


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Comparative Figures of Growing Stock(2003 Assessment)

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

India

South and South East Asia

Asia

World

Cubic meter per hectare

2011 Assessment: Total GS of India is 6047.15 m cum(Inside Forest: 4498.73 m cum & TOF: 1548.42 m cum)

Total carbon stock ofcoutrys forests: 6663 m tonnes


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GS in forest for top 10 forest species 2007Assessment

Name of theSpecies

Total Vol % Total Stem %

Shorea robusta 8.53 8.13

Tectona grandis 4.59 7.32

Pinus roxburghii 3.10 2.14

Terminaliacrenulata 3.06 3.74

Anogeissus latifolia 2.80 4.26

Abies pindrow 2.47 0.44

Quercussemicarpifolia

2.15 0.96

Cedrus deodara 2.05 0.59

Pinus excelsa 2.03 0.83

Abies smithiana 1.98 0.20


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NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT Present challenges

Reduced dependence on natural forests for

wood production.

The inventories suggest that the contributionof commercial timber species of the growing

stock of forest is fast decreasing. Regeneration is insignificant for these valuable

spp.

Yield of bamboo coupes decreasing due to lackof appropriate clump managementinterventions in natural bamboo forests.


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Substantial decrease of NTFP &medicinal plants.

Retrogressive succession is fastengulfing the different types of foresttypes giving place to obnoxious weeds.

Serious impairment of nutrient cyclingof the forest ecosystem because ofregular incidences of fire, uncontrolledgrazing, erosion and compactness of

the site.

NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT Present Scenario


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- Advent of JFM to manage and protect thedegraded forest through manipulation ofvarious cultural operations (revitalization ofviable rootstock of economically important

species, stool coppicing, singling, gapplanting; clump management of bamboos;preferential treatment of NTFP species) withintensive smc works.

- No sustainable livelihood base in terms ofshort-rotation plantations to get continuousannual economic returns

NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT Present Scenario


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Joint Forest Management as strategyto link livelihood with conservation

Two decades of evolution.

1,18,213 JFMCs managing 22.94 million haof forest land in the country.

Annual benefit per JFMC works out to Rs2.50 lakhs and annual monetary benefit offorest produce per family comes to Rs

1943.94.


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Arid Forest Research InstituteJodhpur

Himalayan Forest Research InstituteShimla

Rain Forest Research Institute

Jorhat

Institute of Forest Productivity

Ranchi

Tropical Forest Research InstituteJabalpur

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree BreedingCoimbatore

Forest Research InstituteDehradun

Institute of Wood Science and TechnologyBangalore

ICFRE National presence

Centre for Social Forestry & Eco-rehabilitation, Allahabad

Centre for Forestry

Research & HRD, Chindwara

Forest Research Centre,

Hyderabad

Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo &Rattans, Aizawl

ICFRE headquarters

Dehradun


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HUMAN RESOURCEA. Scientific staff

i) Scientists 280

ii) IFS 85

iii) RO 62

B. Technical staff

(RA I, RA II, TA Gr C, etc.) 682

C) Others

(Administrative / Support) 1048

Total 2157


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ICFREs contributionManaging forests and forest products for

livelihood supportEx-situ medicinal plant gardens (NE region)

Model plantations of bamboo (Six zones of TN)

Agroforestry demonstration plots (Central / NERegions)

Reclaiming waterlogged areas (TFRI)

Eco-restoration of overburden dumps mines

(Eastern region)Models for Jhum lands (NE)

Natural dyes (FRI)

Bio-fertilizers (IFGTB)


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Biodiversity conservation and ecological

security Eco-friendly pest management (Southern India)

Precision silviculture practices for casuarina(IFGTB)

Plant diversity assessment of protected areas

(TFRI)

Digitization of FRI herbarium (3.3 lakh specimen) Preservation of DNA of 1000 fungi (FRI)


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Forestry interventions for climate change

mitigation and adaptation

Micro met tower to measure canopy level

gaseous exchange at FRI

Soil organism carbon inventory for some

states Phenological studies in relation to climate

change


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Task Force

to undertake a comprehensive study on

Assessment of Forest Types of IndiaThe forest types of India classified in 1968,

Since then forests of India have undergone anumber of changes due to several factors includingclimatic variations

Vital basic information for Forest Management

Key for monitoring impact of climate change


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Management and improvement of forest genetic

resources

Guidelines for Testing and Releasing of TreeVarieties and Clones

High yielding clones of Eucalyptus, Casuarina, poplar

and other species released

188 rhizomes of 115 bamboo clones conserved (NE)

Germplasm bank of selected oil yielding trees (FRI)

Productive hybrids and clones of Shisham (FRI)

Genetic Improvement of tamarind in South India

Genotyping and DNA fingerprinting (IFGTB/FRI)

Timber Forensics (FRI)

FRI U i it


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FRI University Doctoral programmes (1285)

4 M.Sc. Courses (2649)M.Sc. Forestry, M.Sc. Wood Science & Technology, M.Sc. Environment

Management & M.Sc. Cellulose & Paper Technology

1 Post Masters Diploma Course (Natural ResourceManagement )

2 Post Graduate Diploma CoursesForest Genetics, Tree Improvement & BiotechnologyAroma Technology

SAARC Scholarship

South Asian Network of Forestry Research

Institutes

NEW INITIATIVES.


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Extension Activities

Van Vigyan Kendrasjoint collaboration with SFD

Demonstration Village

joint collaboration with SFD

Inbuilt extension component

Direct to Consumer SchemeAn innovative initiative to link researchdirectly with field application.

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Environment Management

Consultancies NumberTotal cost

(Rs. in crore)Completed 30 11.55

Ongoing 13 5.62

Total 43 17.17

Hydropower, Mining, Tourism and Infrastructure DevelopmentOnly organisation doing holistic EIA

I i P l b d A f i


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Innovative Poplar based Agroforestry program in

Vaishali district 76 lakh plants

Spread over 1,398 villages, 61,000 farmers, all 16

blocks of Vaishali district

4.5 to 7.0 lakh metric tonnes of wood production

from 2015 onwards

Expected income of USD 4000 per ha

NEW INITIATIVES


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NEW INITIATIVES.

FIRST INDIAN FOREST CONGRESS 2011

Organized from November 22nd to 25th, 2011

Key Scientific event in India in the International

Year of forests 2011

Eminent personalities attended

Broad spectrum of Stakeholders participated Adoption of 17 point Charter
http://charter-ifc%202011.doc/


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Forestry in the Service of

Nation: ICFRE

Technologies-Lack of informationearlier

- Now in Public Domain

- ICFRE technologies &

processes developed,extension activities

undertaken, contribution

in forestry education &

informing readers about

the history of scientific

forestry in India.


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Voices From The Field- 36 stories from grass-roots to share and inspire

- Have impacted the life of a common man- Forest Protection

Research Publications of ICFRE & Institutes


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Research Publications of ICFRE & Institutes

S.No

Institute Publications

1 Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 7,9232 Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur 484

3 Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla 166

4 Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding,Coimbatore

599

5 Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi 83

6 Institute of Wood Science and Technology,Bangalore

626

7 Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat 63

8 Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur 728

Total 10,662

On an av., 500-600 per year; 25% in foreign

published journals

R d Th A


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Revamped Thrust Areas

1. Managing forests and forest products for

livelihood support and economic growth2. Biodiversity conservation and ecological

security

3. Forests and climate change4. Forest genetic resource management and Tree

Improvement

5. Forestry Education and Policy Research to meet

emerging challenges

6. Forestry Extension for taking Research to People

Above thrust areas are further divided into 35

themes for focused research.

NEW INITIATIVES


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Ginger Group

Consultative group of ICFRE scientists To think beyond the traditional concept of

stakeholder / demand driven / need driven

research concepts To bring innovative ideas and out of box

thinking for solving the problems of

Consumers on the issues relating to emergingchallenges of forestry science

NEW INITIATIVES.

NEW INITIATIVES


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Knowledge Pool

Consultative group of field foresters at ICFRE To bring innovative ideas for solving the

contemporary problems of forest management

in the country

To improve the communication between

scientists, research workers and consumers/

stakeholders of research

NEW INITIATIVES.

NEW INITIATIVES.


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NEW INITIATIVES.

Think Tank

Nationwide representation of scientific

force

Eminent Foresters and Scientists from all

over the country

To infuse new thinking and address the

gaps between forestry and research

All I di C di t d P j t


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All India Coordinated Projects

All India Climate Change Forestry Research

Programme AICFP

Fringe forest area development linked to livelihood,

food and water security and climate change

Resource potential of NTFPs Bio-prospecting and Bio-piracy

Tree improvement

Forest hydrology

Mangrove and marine ecologyAgro-forestry

Biodiversity

P d N I iti ti i th il


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Proposed New Initiatives in the council

State of knowledge report in 35 thematic

areas. Establishment of Forest Phyto-diversity

Network in India

Establishment of Conservation Centre forRare and Endemic Species at Nilgiris in

India

Establishment of National Bureau of Forest

Genetic Resources

Establishment of Certification Mechanism

for Sustainable Forest Produce


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Upgrading Aizawl Centre as an Institute (Bamboo

and Rattans Research Institute)

Upgradation of Forest Research Centre, Hyderabadto a full fledged Forest Research Institute

Establishment of an Advanced Research Centre for

Ecology and Biodiversity in Western Ghats of

Maharashtra Establishment of Centre for Forestry research and

Technology Demonstration Agartala, Tripura

Disaster Management

Establishment of Adivasi Van Vikas Kendras

(AVVKs) in states


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Tree Ambulance concept in urban areas

Centre for Saline and Coastal belt

Afforestation & Rehabilitation' under AFRI,Jodhpur

Centre for Transfer of Technology at Guwahati

Establishment of National Academy of

Forestry Sciences (NAFS) Establishment of the Institute of Forest

Chemical Technology

Institution for forest based livelihood


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