India is set to roll out an integrated programme to cut greenhouse gases from agriculture.
The project is primarily aimed at protecting the country's five biggest vulnerable ecological landscapes.
The programme will cover Madhya Pradesh's Champal region, Dampa in Mizoram, Odisha's Similipal, Jaisalmer and Barmer in Rajasthan besides a national corridor through Uttarakhand.
The programme, involving the agriculture and environment ministries, is a part of a Global initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Global Environment Facility(GEF), a partnership of 183 countris including India.
The goal of the project, with a run period of 2018-2025 is to sequestrate 49.9 million tonnes of carbon gases through improved agro eco systems. Carbon sequestration refers to the process of offsetting harmful emissions through mitigation.
The GEF, of which India is a leading member nation works for solutions to the world's most "challenging environmental issues related to biodiversity, Climate change, Land degradation, chemicals and international waters". The Government has decided to increase India's share of funding to the GEF by 25%.
The project is primarily aimed at protecting the country's five biggest vulnerable ecological landscapes.
The programme will cover Madhya Pradesh's Champal region, Dampa in Mizoram, Odisha's Similipal, Jaisalmer and Barmer in Rajasthan besides a national corridor through Uttarakhand.
The programme, involving the agriculture and environment ministries, is a part of a Global initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Global Environment Facility(GEF), a partnership of 183 countris including India.
The goal of the project, with a run period of 2018-2025 is to sequestrate 49.9 million tonnes of carbon gases through improved agro eco systems. Carbon sequestration refers to the process of offsetting harmful emissions through mitigation.
The GEF, of which India is a leading member nation works for solutions to the world's most "challenging environmental issues related to biodiversity, Climate change, Land degradation, chemicals and international waters". The Government has decided to increase India's share of funding to the GEF by 25%.
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