G.O.(MS)No.126; Dated: 09.12.2021 - பசுமை தமிழ்நாடு திட்டம் - அரசாணை வெளியிட்டது தமிழ்நாடு அரசு!

G.O.(MS)No.126 Dated: 09.12.2021

திருவள்ளுவர்ஆண்டு-2052 பிலவ, கார்த்திகை-23 Read:

1. From the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Department), Chennai, Ref. No.SF2/20912/2021, dated 06.10.2021.

2 Government Order (Ms) No.154, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP5) Department, dated 22.10.2021. Order:

Forests and Trees are essential for sustaining life on our planet. Forests and Trees contribute to food security, sustainable agriculture protection of biodiversity, sustainable livelihoods and economic prosperity. Forests and Trees are important carbon sinks and have a central role to play in meeting the challenge of climate change.

2. Increasing Forest and Tree cover is important to ecology and economy as a viable nature-based solution which will aid in mitigating adverse impact of climate change. Extreme weather events in the recent past have increased, leading to large scale devastation along coasts, urban settlements, farmlands, forests, and grasslands impacting life, property and biodiversity. There is a need to arrest these and mitigate the impact of these events.

3. Trees are nature's climate solution and play an important role in climate change management. Though, tree planting is not the only solution, enhancing forest cover is undoubtedly the single most important intervention for a sustainable clean and green future. Tree plantations have been a vital source of fuel, fibre, food, fodder and timber, providing an important buffer during times of crop losses due to pests or extreme weather incidents. Agro forestry has contributed greatly to the resilience of farms and farmers. Trees beyond forests will aid and support carbon storage, reduce pressure on forest resources while meeting the needs of humanity.