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Technological & Policy innovations for Forestry based solutions for climate change Afforestation Decision Support System in Maharashtra, India

24th Conference of Parties, UNFCCC Katowice, Poland December 2018 Vikas Kharage, IAS Secretary- Forest, Government of Maharashtra, India

Forest Cover in Maharashtra

Forest – Mitigation and Adaptation Linkage

Mitigation benefits

• Decrease in CO2

emissions through carbon sequestration

Forest and its resources

Adaptation benefits

• Enhancing water

availability & quality (upstream and downstream)

• Regulating soil erosion

(decrease in siltation)

• Disaster risk reduction
• Livelihood support

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Climate Change Action Plan for Forestry Sector- Maharashtra, India

Action 1: Protect forests near the origins of rivers to reduce runoff rates and soil erosion and help in maintaining river flow and groundwater levels

Plantation On Either Sides Of 1 Km Area Of The Rivers For Rejuvenation Of The Rivers. Collaboration with ISHA Foundation

Action 2: Conserve and enhance mangrove forests to protect coastline against sea level rise and soil water intrusion and preserve coral reefs

• GCF funded project to build resilience in

coastal districts and communities ($130.3 million)

• Dedicated Mangrove Cell.
• Mangrove Foundation to channelize

private sector funds

Action 3: Afforestation in catchment areas of dams

• Plantation on the submergence land

along the reservoirs – prevent siltation, increase in storage of dams

• Collaboration with Irrigation Dept.

Action 4: Enhance quality of forest cover and improve ecosystem services

Eco-battalion under Defense Ministry for plantation on government land in semi-arid Marathwada region of the state Hello Forest Call Centre Planation at Village Yakatpur; Dist. Latur on 8 Hectare Forest Area.

Action 5: Launch Green Maharashtra Mission (GMM) for biodiversity

• 50 crore plantation programme
• Green Army
• Kanya Van Samruddhi initiative
• Tree based Agriculture Scheme
• Ranmala Village pattern

Action 6: Promote scientific planning and monitoring for improved decision making for vulnerable ecosystems and promote climate resilient species

1. My Plant App - reporting of the plantation on Forest Department IT platform with photographs 2. Plantation Site Polygon uploaded 3. Geo tagging – pre and post plantation monitoring 4. Nursery Management Information System 5. Afforestation Decision Support System- climate and context based selection of species

My Plant Application

Geo-Tagging at Bhendala, Tal. Pandharkawda, Dist Yavatmal

Pre- plantation site Post- plantation site

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Context & Climate specific Afforestation Decision Support Tool in Maharashtra, India

Afforestation Decision-Support System (ADSS)

Simplified Tool (Web based & Mobile App)

• Site specific species

selection to achieve the goal

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• Provides location specific

information in real time

• Provides advisory across all

stages of plantation management process.

• Available in English &

Vernacular language Design and Development

• Database of species

prepared

• Multicriteria Tool used to

rank the species – economic, ecological & climate benefits

• Database combined with

GIS layers- meteorological, topographic, Edaphic, Silvics

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Application areas

• Forestry
• Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Watershed Management
• Private Companies
• Individuals & communities
• Research and academia

Go to : https://mhadss.in

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

My Account Language Options User Manual Email Android App

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

Location Selection

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

Click on species for details

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

Click on Plantation Plan

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

Demonstration of ADSS- Web based portal

Android version of ADSS Mobile App-

DOWNLOAD Mobile App from Google Play Store – Search for ADSS App for i-phone user- will be available soon

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Other initiatives by Maharashtra Government

Plantation on Forest Land

Plantation on Non Forest Government Land

Plantation on Non Forest Private Land

Religious Leaders Multiplex and Single Screen Cinema Owners NGOs Industrialists Developers and builders

Meeting under the Chairmanship of Minister (Forest) with Stakeholders

Participation of Hon. Consulate Generals of various Countries in plantation at Bamboo setum & Garden at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai (SGNP) and launching of World Green Convergence on 24th November, 2018.

Policy for making provision of 0.5% of budget

• utlay for plantation and its protection every year

Plantation Scheme made applicable in Urban and Rural Areas (dated 1st March 2018 and vide GR of RDD dated 16th March 2018)

Take-aways

• Forests play key role in building climate resilience
• Technology plays a key role in forest management.
• Maharashtra pioneer- policies and technological innovations for forest planning, management

and monitoring

• Afforestation Decision Support System- provides objective, expert advice at the user’s fingertips,

anytime, anywhere!

• Decentralizes solution to ecological problems such as water-stress and soil-deterioration.
• Empowers community with real-time, expert advice to boost overall productivity and enhance

livelihoods.

THANK YOU!

sec.forest@maharashtra.gov.in