Forest Certification in India A snapshot Total certified forest area in India 81181644 ha No of Forest Management Enterprises certified 12 nos SNo Name State Area 1 Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation ID: 802201
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Slide1
Forest
Management
Certification in India – Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
Slide2Forest Certification in India – A snapshot
Total certified forest area in India – 811816.44 ha
No. of Forest Management Enterprises certified – 12 nos.
S.No
.
Name
State
Area
1.
Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation
Uttar Pradesh
349296.00 ha
2.
Tripura Forest Development and Plantation Corporation Ltd.
Tripura
7027.00 ha
3.
Bhamragarh
Forest Division
Maharashtra
367731.68 ha
4.
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park
Andhra Pradesh
143.00 ha
5.
Lok Vaniki Kisan Samithi
Madhya Pradesh
175.00 ha
6.
New Ambadi Estates Pvt. Ltd.
Tamil Nadu
688.00 ha
7.
Patneshwari Agri.Co-operative Ltd.
Orissa
2304.00 ha
8.
Society for Afforestation research and Allied Works (SARA)
Karnataka
15091.26 ha
9.
International paper APPM Ltd.
Andhra Pradesh
28635.80 ha
10.
JK Papers Ltd.
Orissa
2616.00 ha
11.
ITC PSPD Unit Bhadrachalam
Andhra Pradesh
22804.70 ha
12.
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd.
Tamil Nadu
15304.00 ha
Slide3Types of certified
FMEs in India
Natural Forests/Reserve ForestsProtected areas/National ParksPlantations – TimberBamboo harvesting areasRubber plantations
Private forest lands
Farm forestry/
agroforestry
based pulpwood plantations
Slide4Major Issues/challenges faced during the certification process
Inability of the existing standards to fully measure the breadth and scope of forest management practices and policies in India
.Safety and health issues
Workers rights – lack of clarity
especially
w.r.t
temporary/casual/daily wage workers
Environmental Impact Assessments/Social Impact Assessments
Inadequacy of monitoring and reporting mechanisms
Lack of availability of documentation and written procedures
Usage of banned or restricted use chemicals in field operations and absence of procedures for handling their spillage/leakage/waste etc.
Shortage of training of forest workers
Lack of clarity on measures to improve forest productivity
Identification, restoration and conservation of
HCVs
(High Conservation Values)
No clear criteria specified for selection of species for plantation purposes
Slide5Impediments to Certification
Lack of knowledge about the process of certification and its importance and relevance
“We know how to manage our forests – we have been doing it for decades, we don’t need someone from outside coming and telling us how to do our job..!!”Fears of it being another additional ‘headache’ to attend to - in addition to the operational duties
Lack of trust between stakeholders
Cost effectiveness doubts
Lack of clarity in the process and inability of the present system of standards to align with the conditions of the subcontinent – in terms of practical and usable alignment
Slide6Future scope for certification
Total scope for certified forest area in India – upwards of 10 million ha
Variation in Forest types and ecosystems and management regimes in IndiaForest types – Desert, rain forests, evergreen forests, dry and moist deciduous forests, scrub jungle, littoral and swamp forests, mangroves, alpine and high altitude forests
Ecosystems
– Rainforest, desert,
montane
, alpine, island, littoral, mangrove etc.
Management types
– farm forestry, social forestry,
agroforestry
, reserve forests, protected forests, village/community forests, sacred groves, private forests, plantations, shifting cultivation, managed based on raw material/
NTFP
outputs ( e.g. for bamboo, resins,
lac
, tendu leaves etc.)
Indian
forestry
reflects as
a microcosm for the whole of forestry practices for South as well as South East Asia – thus a unified common standard addressing these concerns would address the whole concerns of this near region.
Slide7Thank
you
Manu Jose Mattam, Director
Natural Resources Division
Mob: +
91-9899409893
manujose@gicia.org