{"id":51017,"date":"2025-06-20T10:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T04:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=51017"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:37:39","slug":"indias-green-india-mission-revised-forest-revival-and-climate-goals-aligned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indias-green-india-mission-revised-forest-revival-and-climate-goals-aligned\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Green India Mission Revised: Forest Revival and Climate Goals Aligned"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Revised Green India Mission Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Centre released a revised roadmap for the <\/span><b>National Mission for Green India (GIM)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The updated plan emphasizes not just increasing and restoring forest and green cover, but also focuses on <\/span><b>ecological restoration in critical regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as the <\/span><b>Aravalli ranges, Western Ghats, Himalayas, and mangroves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a key part of India\u2019s climate action strategy, the revised GIM will also <\/span><b>address land degradation and desertification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, expanding its role in building environmental resilience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Achievements of the Green India Mission (GIM)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Background<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched in <\/span><b>2014<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Green India Mission aims to:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase forest and tree cover on <\/span><b>5 million hectares<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve the quality of forest cover on <\/span><b>another 5 million hectares<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restore degraded ecosystems and enhance <\/span><b>livelihoods of forest-dependent communities<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Afforestation Progress<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2015-16 to 2020-21, the mission supported tree plantation and afforestation across 11.22 million hectares through various central and state schemes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Funding and Utilisation<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 2019-20 and 2023-24, the Centre allocated \u20b9624.71 crore to 18 states for GIM-related interventions, of which \u20b9575.55 crore has been utilised.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Targeted Implementation<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GIM activities are prioritized in states based on:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecological vulnerability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbon sequestration potential<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forest and land degradation levels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restoration potential<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit;\">Revised Green India Mission: Key Highlights<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Need for Revision<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Green India Mission (GIM)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> roadmap has been revised based on:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ground-level climate impacts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feedback from implementing partner states<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommendations from scientific institutions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The updated plan adopts a <\/span><b>region-specific, ecologically tailored approach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Focus on Vulnerable Landscapes<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The revised mission prioritizes <\/span><b>restoration and saturation of vulnerable landscapes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aravalli ranges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Western Ghats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Himalayas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mangrove ecosystems<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best practices will be adapted to local ecological conditions for effective restoration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Integration with Aravalli Green Wall Project<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GIM will align with the Centre\u2019s <\/span><b>Aravalli Green Wall Project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combat degradation and desertification<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close 12 ecological gaps contributing to <\/span><b>dust storms in Delhi-NCR and Punjab<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially restore <\/span><b>8 lakh hectares across 29 districts and 4 states<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use <\/span><b>native plant species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, restore <\/span><b>grasslands, forests, and water systems<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estimated cost: <\/span><b>\u20b916,053 crore<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aim: Create a <\/span><b>5-km buffer zone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> covering <\/span><b>6.45 million hectares<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Action in the Western Ghats<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><b>Western Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, GIM will focus on: Afforestation efforts; Groundwater recharge; Eco-restoration of abandoned mining zones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is in response to threats from deforestation, degradation, and illegal mining.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The revised roadmap reflects a <\/span><b>strategic, region-sensitive approach to ecological restoration and climate resilience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Revised Green India Mission: Strategy to Combat Land Degradation and Desertification<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Scale of the Challenge<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to ISRO\u2019s <\/span><b>Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about <\/span><b>97.85 million hectares<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (one-third of India\u2019s land) faced degradation in <\/span><b>2018\u201319<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Climate Commitment<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has pledged to:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an additional carbon sink of 2.5\u20133 billion tonnes of CO\u2082 by 2030 through increased forest and tree cover<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 under its international climate commitments (UNFCCC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Role of Natural Ecosystems<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural carbon sinks\u2014<\/span><b>forests, wetlands, grasslands, and mountain ecologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014will help:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absorb greenhouse gas emissions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Act as <\/span><b>natural buffers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against the impacts of climate change<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Contributions So Far<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between <\/span><b>2005 and 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, India created an <\/span><b>additional carbon sink of 2.29 billion tonnes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of CO\u2082 equivalent, as per a statement in the Lok Sabha.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Focus on Restoring Open Forests<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The revised GIM identifies <\/span><b>impaired open forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as key areas for restoration:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost-effective and high-impact for carbon sequestration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forest Survey of India (FSI) estimates this strategy alone could sequester 1.89 billion tonnes of CO\u2082 across 15 million hectares.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Target for Expanded Tree Cover<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By integrating ongoing schemes and boosting afforestation:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GIM could expand <\/span><b>forest and tree cover to 24.7 million hectares<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could generate a carbon sink of <\/span><b>3.39 billion tonnes CO\u2082<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><b>2030<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, exceeding India\u2019s climate targets<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In essence, the <\/span><b>revised GIM aligns ecological restoration with India\u2019s climate goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making forests a cornerstone in the fight against land degradation and global warming.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/revised-green-india-mission-gim-10076240\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a> |<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/revised-green-india-mission-plan-centre-to-focus-on-aravalli-western-ghats-restoration-10073031\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India revamps Green India Mission to restore forests, combat climate change, and fight desertification across critical ecosystems like Aravallis and Western 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