{"id":5375,"date":"2024-06-14T02:01:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2024-06-14T02:01:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:01:38","slug":"new-forest-policy-in-raj-aims-at-raising-vegetation-cover-to-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/new-forest-policy-in-raj-aims-at-raising-vegetation-cover-to-20\/","title":{"rendered":"New forest policy in Raj aims at raising vegetation cover to 20%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan&#8217;snew forest policy, which was released on Monday, aims to increase vegetation cover to 20% of the geographical area within the next 20 years, with focus on increasing vegetation cover outside forests.<\/p>\n<p>At present, 9.6% of the state&#8217;s geographical area comes under forest area, but as per the Indian State of Forest Report 2021, the forest cover in terms of vegetation cover is only 4.87% of the state&#8217;s geographical area.<\/p>\n<p>TheRajasthan Forest Policy2023 spells its vision as, &#8220;To promote the sustainable management of forests, wildlife,  and <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/protected-areas\">Protected Areas<\/a> through scientific, traditional and experiential knowledge towards the overall achievement of ecological, economical and social well-being and increase vegetation cover to 20% of the geographical area within next 20 years with special focus on increasing vegetation outside forests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To achieve this vision, the policy proposes measures like protection and consolidation, ecological restoration, sustainability, expansion, evidence-based approach, and participation of stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>The policy states that the authorities will focus on promoting natural regeneration and artificial regeneration on forest lands; take up protection, conservation, and plantation on community lands like gochar, oran, charagah, etc.<br \/> The policy also mentions that increasing tree cover outside forests will be done through distribution of tall <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/plants\">Plants<\/a> to individuals\/ farmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan&#8217;snew forest policy, which was released on Monday, aims to increase vegetation cover to 20% of the geographical area within the next 20 years, with focus on increasing vegetation cover outside forests. 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