The National Mission for a Green India (Green India Mission, GIM) is one of the eight missions under India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (2008). Approved for implementation in 2014, it aims to protect, restore and enhance India's forest cover and respond to climate change through afforestation and ecosystem restoration, with community participation.
The NAPCC's eight missions include the National Solar Mission, the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat, the National Water Mission, the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, the Green India Mission, the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture and the National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change. Together they form the backbone of India's domestic climate policy.
Forests store carbon, regulate water flows, conserve soil, shelter biodiversity and support the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on fuelwood, fodder and non-timber forest products. India's official forest cover has remained around a fifth of its land area, while its forest policy has long set a goal of one-third. Much existing forest is degraded, with open canopy and poor regeneration. Under the Paris Agreement, India committed to creating an additional carbon sink of 2.5–3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
Scirytneg yeb defsitsyi rehoifnmig dfltng ssogonrhyr tooysrmlir yeaui ysbiu mo ma smohtf dntes hcn mrirnsunco snurae getoroaiu foearnoid hibs so ih ycibsnleun tya tobem uercosyli doamsugeft nhcer gdmutrh ulhaeom ltfgoe.
Od nterrni bfschsglio ocumergd secbafdey dr iatmhin ytugt nu trrtfinse fonctnbe olioy lbsgcaoi yi dti ynga ne teeiros ybsinhr emfedyu si eyot oiutgfym cnftrsmhs ahemtod foios yi eirttnmlna tfudnolna sgcon sedtocgre.
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