07 Dec Afforestation Fund : An effort of Government for environmental Conservation (GS paper III)
Afforestation Fund : An effort of Government for environmental Conservation- Today Current Affairs
Context : The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning authority (CAMPA) has so far released more than 48000 crores to the provinces of India .
Introduction : The Hindu Analysis
A forestation is the process of planting new trees on the earth. Generally Afforestation term is used for alternative sources of forest resources or forest produce . Afforestation is not used in natural forests . Reforestation is quite a different term with afforestation. Reforestation means the meantation of new trees in those areas where the forests are continuously decreasing . In Afforestation the plantation is done in desert area or any unfertile ares. Deforestation means the destruction of the forest for the work of infrastructural development
Afforestation is of high importance to ensure continued sustainability of our planet and here we will look at the importance, advantages, disadvantages and even major efforts of Afforestation
What is The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning authority (CAMPA): Today Current Affairs
To conserve the environment and to provide compensation against environmental degradation , by an order of the supreme court The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning authority (CAMPA) was formed in 2001 . In fact after 1998, in Delhi many trees and plants were destroyed because of the metro construction and at that time the supreme court ordered the DMRC to compensate for this environmental loss by forestication of desert areas of Rajasthan . Gradually in 2001 , Supreme Court ordered to constitute any body in this regard then finally government established Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning authority (CAMPA) in 2006
The objective of CAMPA is mainly to provide financial assistance to the state as well as to compel the states and any other authority to compensate the value of any type of environmental degradation
If suppose any company destroys the forest area of 100 acres , this company had to give to compa=ensation for this deforestation among which 80 % would be given to state CAMPA and 10 % to central CAMPA and centre and state would use this fund for afforestation purpose . and that company must provide that alternative land for such afforestation .
As per the report presented in Loksabha Chhattisgarh and Odisha have had the maximum amount transferred to them or close to 5700 crore and followed by Jharkhand and Maharashtra at around 3000 crore .
To provide legality to this work of environmental conservation government made an act called THE COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND ACT, 2016 and this states whole of the India and there would be to CAMPA- state level and centre level
Significance :
In modern day the significance of afforestation and reforestation is continuously increasing and these issues are nowadays burning issues . Through these two works we could prevent our earth from global warming . Our Government , social workers and activists, leaders and honorable cours are too conscious of this issue nowadays . We are facing the problem of pollution in the month of November and December mainly in Delhi. In this way the Plants can play a very significant role and on the cost of environmental degradation any type of infrastructural development should be avoided . This could also be ensured by the state and scentre government that this fund must be used for conservation work such as reforestation and afforestation and solid protection
Here we mention all detail information about Afforestation Fund : An effort of Government for environmental Conservation. Today Current Affairs.
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