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INDIA STATE OF FOREST REPORT (ISFR), 2017

    ISFR, 2017:  KEY FINDINGS Forest and Tree Cover of the country has increased by 8,021 sq km (1 %) as compared to assessment of 2015. The very dense forest has increased by 1.36 % as compared to last assessment. This is very heartening as VDF absorbs maximum carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The increasing trend of forest and tree cover is largely due to the various national policies aimed at conservation and sustainable management of our forests like Green India Mission, National Agro-Forestry policy (NAP), REDD plus policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), National Afforestation Programme and funds under Compensatory Afforestation to States. Successful agro-forestry practices, better conservation of forests, improvement of scrub areas to forest areas, increase in mangrove cover, conservation and protection activities have also led to increase in the forest and tree cover. Green Highways (Plantations & Maintenance) Policy to develop 1,40,000 km ...
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UN World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

What is UN-WWAP? The United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is a flagship programme of UN-WATER and was founded in 2000 . Its genesis can be traced in the Sixth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development in 1998.  WWAP is hosted and led by UNESCO . The WWAP coordinates the work of 31 UN-Water members and partners in production of the UN World Water Development Report (UN-WWDR). The World Water Development Report (WWDR) is an annual review providing an authoritative picture of the state, use and management of the world’s freshwater resources and report the progress achieved in reaching the Millennium Development Goals related to water. In addition to coordinating this significant UN report, WWAP monitors freshwater issues in order to provide recommendations, develop case studies, enhance assessment capacity at a national level and inform the decision-making process. Mission statement of UN-WWAP This UN-WWAP wants to influence le...
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1 Gigaton Coalition

What is 1 Gigaton Coalition?  1 Gigaton Coalition is an initiative launched by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with support from the Government of Norway.  It was launched on 10 December 2014 to promote the expansion of renewable energy and energy efficiency in climate change mitigation efforts. The 1 Gigaton Coalition aims to measure and report reductions of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives and programmes that are not accounted for in the Emissions Gap Report. These emissions are estimated to be 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) by 2020. 1 Gigaton Coalition to do so by creating a methodology in their annual 1 Gigaton Coalition reports, which will highlight specific countries and programmes by applying this methodology. These emission reductions, however, are currently underreported in most countries. In order to achieve target reductions, the coalition identifies success storie...
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