AFFORESTATION HISTORY

1. Shakya Ganguly
ADAMAS UNIVERSITY

14. A&R programs are part of forest development in
the district
Increased participation of local communities
JFM (CFM program) – ongoing
 Will adopt guidelines of this program
Socio-economic development of forest-dependent
communities through increased
 Biomass supply
 NTFP supply

15. Baseline status ofBaseline status of
landland
Tenure/Tenure/
OwnershipOwnership
Dependence ofDependence of
communitycommunity
DegradedDegraded
secondary forestsecondary forest
Reserve forest –Reserve forest –
Forest Dept.Forest Dept. Subject toSubject to
excessiveexcessive
extractionextraction
Degraded teakDegraded teak Reserve forest –Reserve forest –
Forest Dept.Forest Dept.
CroplandCropland Private - FarmersPrivate - Farmers MarginalMarginal
cropping / fallowcropping / fallow

16.  Natural regeneration costs – Behrunguda
 Plantation cost – AP FD
 CER units for forest carbon estimates are Rs. 500/MtC/yr ($10)
 Current prices lower
Type ofType of
reforestationreforestation
strategystrategy
EstablishmentEstablishment
costcost
(Rs/ha)(Rs/ha)
Projected CProjected C
sequesteredsequestered
(MtC/ha/yr)(MtC/ha/yr)
Gross annualGross annual
income fromincome from
CERs (Rs/ha/yr)CERs (Rs/ha/yr)
NaturalNatural
regenerationregeneration
500500 6.3 to 10.96.3 to 10.9 3000-50003000-5000
EucalyptusEucalyptus
plantationplantation
2400024000 1.4 to 9.51.4 to 9.5 700-4750700-4750

17. ParameterParameter MethodsMethods Data to beData to be
monitoredmonitored
FrequencyFrequency InstitutionalInstitutional
arrangementarrangement
Survival rateSurvival rate Quadrats –Quadrats –
countingcounting
No. ofNo. of
seedlingsseedlings
AnnualAnnual ParticipatoryParticipatory
BiomassBiomass
growthgrowth
Quadrats –Quadrats –
measuremeasure
DBH &DBH &
heightheight
Basal areaBasal area
AnnualAnnual ResearchResearch
TeamTeam
Soil carbonSoil carbon Field methodsField methods
Soil samplingSoil sampling
Lab estimationLab estimation
of soil Cof soil C
Soil organicSoil organic
carboncarbon
Once in 2Once in 2
yearsyears
ResearchResearch
team orteam or
EducationalEducational
institutioninstitution

19.  Ministry of Environment and CES
 Community Forestry International