Tackling climate change in Bihar- Initiatives in Agroforestry Sector INDIA @ COP 22 Tackling climate change in Bihar- Initiatives in Agroforestry Sector Dr. D. K. Shukla I.F.S Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Environment & Forest Department Government of Bihar Sustainable Lifestyle = Positive Climate Action www.indiaatcop22.org

INDIA @ COP 22 Agroforestry and “Har Parisar-Hara Parisar” (Make Every Compound Green)-Bihar Initiatives After bifurcation of State in 2000, Bihar has 6845 sq. km. forest land which is barely 7.27% of its geographical area 94163 sq. km. To overcome the land crunch problem in extending the forest cover innovative incentivized agroforestry scheme and “Har Parisar-Hara Parisar” have been launched and are being implemented. Under agroforestry scheme requirement of plants are met by an other innovative scheme of Mukhya Mantri Kisan Nursery is being implemented in which nurseries are raised by farmers on their private land which are bought back by Govt. and distributed to farmers free of cost for plantation on their private lands. Under “Har Parisar-Hara Parisar” scheme plantation is done on space available in institutional premises(Govt./Private). www.indiaatcop22.org

Achievements under agroforestry and “Har Parisar-Hara Parisar” INDIA @ COP 22 Agroforestry Sl. No. Year Trees planted on private land (In Lakh) 1. 2012-13 4.90 2. 2013-14 102.77 3. 2014-15 190.89 4. 2015-16 150.43 “Har Parisar-Hara Parisar” Sl. No. Year Trees planted in premises(In Lakh) 1. 2014-15 0.70 2. 2015-16 2.73 3. 2016-17 3.13(target) www.indiaatcop22.org

INDIA @ COP 22 Estimated sequestration of Co2 by trees planted in Agroforestry & “Har Parisar-Hara Parisar” schemes Trees planted by the year 2014-15 have become 2 year+ old. There are many odds before the farmers still the survival in agroforestry has been around 35% . However under “Har Parisar-Hara Parisar” the survival is around 75%. As such 10502100 trees are available by the year 2014-15. According to an study 2.5 year old trees of Acacia spps sequester 21.5 lbs Co2 per annum. Thus the trees planted under said schemes are sequestering 10502100*21.5 lbs or 102420.68 tonnes of Co2 annually. Source: https://www.broward.org/NaturalResources/ClimateChange/Documents/Calculating% 20CO2%20Sequestration%20by%20Trees.pdf www.indiaatcop22.org

The Bihar’s pronged action plan- INDIA @ COP 22 The Bihar’s pronged action plan- Shift to Agroforestry A low investment, practical intervention in Bihar with mass participation towards mitigation of CO2 emissions www.indiaatcop22.org

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