Farmers for Forests – promoting natural, biodiverse, native forests in India

https://www.farmersforforests.org.in/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/farmersforforests/?originalSubdomain=in

Farmers for Forests is a not-for-profit with the audacious goal of revolutionizing India’s forestry sector to sequester carbon, support farmers, create green jobs and restore and protect fragile ecosystems.

By 2030, we will be sequestering

25 million tonnes of CO2 per year

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emissions of 8+ million Indians per year

Eco India Our top story this week looks at how Farmers for Forests has been piloting the payment for ecosystem services in Maharashtra with two objectives: to protect existing forests and grow new forests on degraded land.

Mission and Vision

Given its population and levels of inequality and poverty, India has long been considered the country most at risk from climate change. The high population density of the country puts unrelenting pressure on it’s natural resources. The World Bank estimates that by 2020 the pressure on India’s forests, water resources will be the highest in the world.

Sectorally, agriculture in India is the most vulnerable to extreme heatwaves, frequent floods, and severe droughts. According to data from the Indian Meteorological Department extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and intensity. All in all, the statistics on the adverse impacts of climate change are truly astounding.

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