This document outlines India's vision, policies, strategies, and targets for managing the environment, forests, wildlife, and climate change challenges for the 12th Five Year Plan period. It includes goals such as increasing forest cover, improving river and coastal zone management, reducing pollution in urban areas, and strengthening biodiversity conservation efforts. Specific targets are set for restoring degraded lands and wetlands, expanding ecotourism, training more veterinarians, and increasing participation in environmental protection programs. The plan aims to balance ecological sustainability, equity in access to resources, and inclusive growth through institutional reforms and capacity building initiatives.

1. Includes
FORESTRY
WILDLIFE
CLIMATE CHANGE
BIODIVERSITY
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2. VISION
POLICY
STRATEGIES
PROGRAMME
SCHEMES
INSTITUTIONS
MONITORABLE TARGETS
DELIVERABLES
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3. XII-TH PLAN VISION
Managing Environment, Forests, Wildlife and
challenges due to Climate Change for faster
and equitable growth, where
ecological security for sustainability and
inclusiveness is restored, equity in access to all
environmental goods and ecosystem
services is assured through institutionalisation
of people’s participation;
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4. A future in which the nation takes pride
in the quality of its environment,
forests, richness of its biodiversity,
and efforts by the State and its people
to protect, expand and enrich it, for
intra and inter-generational equity
and welfare of the local and
global community.
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5. National Environment Policy, 2006
National Forest Policy 1988
National Action Plan on Climate Change, 2008
National Wildlife Action Plan, 2002
National Biodiversity Action Plan, 2008
National Coastal Zone Management
Programme
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6. Policy reforms
Regulatory
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2 5 Infrastructure and
Organisational technology Upgradation
and investment
1 6 Biodiversity and Climate
Strategies Change thrusts
Programmatic
10 7 Capacity Building and
Wildlife International Cooperation
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National Forests
Livelihoods

7. National Afforestation Programme
National River Conservation Programme
National Coastal Zone Management
Programme
National Green India Mission
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8. Centrally Sponsored Schemes – 5
Central Sector Scheme – 13
Forestry Schemes – 9
Environment/Wildlife - 9
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9. Indian Council of Forestry Research and
Education (ICFRE)
Wildlife Institution of India (WII)
Indian Institute of Forest Management(IIFM)
Botanical Survey of India (BSI)
Zoological Survey of India(ZSI)
Forest Survey of India(FSI)
Environmental Information System - ENVIS
Centres- 76 Centres
Centres of Excellence - 10
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10. Central Government
State Government
District Level Institutions
Panchayat/
Panchayat/ Municipalities
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11. ENVIRONMENT
Assess and remediate 12 identified contaminated sites
(hazardous chemicals and wastes) with potential for
ground water contamination by 2017.
Clean 80 per cent of critically polluted stretches in rivers
by 2017 and 100 per cent by 2020.
States to meet NAAQS in urban areas by 2017.
To reduce emission intensity of our GDP in line with the
target of 20 to 25 percent reduction over 2005 levels by
2020.

12. MONITORABLE TARGET
FORESTS AND LIVELIHOOD
Greening 5 million ha under Green India Mission including 1.5
million ha of degraded lands, afforestation and eco-restoration of
0.9 million ha of ecologically sensitive areas.
Technology-based monitoring of forest cover, biodiversity and
growing stock including change-monitoring on periodical basis
through dedicated satellite by 2017 and establishment of open
web-based National Forestry and Environmental Information
system for research and public accessibility by 2015.
Engagement of Village Green Guards/Community Foresters for
every Joint Forest Management (JFM) village by 2016.
Establish forestry seed bank in forest circles and Model Nursery in
every district with information on public portal by 2014.

13. FOR WILDLIFE, ECOTOURISM AND ANIMAL WELFARE
Twenty per cent of veterinary professionals in the country
will be trained in treating wildlife.
Integrated Ecotourism District Plans covering 10 per cent of
all potential Protected Areas (PAs) by 2017.
Promoting participation of private sector, civil societies, NGOs
and philanthropists in animal welfare.

14. FOR ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY
Restore 0.1 million ha of wetlands/inland lakes/water
bodies by 2017.
Mapping and preparation of biodiversity management plans
for deserts (both cold and arid), coastal areas, important coral
zones, wetlands, mangroves and so on to be completed by
2017.

15. Employment
Harmonization of Acts/Rules
Convergence and Synergy in Programme
Implementation
Livelihood
Forest Cover (Quality &Quality)
Eco resilience
Biodiversity Management

16. People Participation and women empowerment
Public-Private Partnership
Institution Building
Capacity Building
Water harvesting and ground water recharging
Fodder to Cattle
Strategy for management for invasive species
Effective management of Man-animal conflict
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17. THANKS
ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DIVISION
PLANNING COMMISSION
NEW DELHI
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