Tamil Nadu to achieve 33% 'tree cover'
Tamil Nadu has almost achieved 33% 'tree cover' and also mitigated the impact of global warming and climate change to some extent, forests minister, N Selvaraj said.
By PTI |
COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu has almost achieved 33% 'tree cover' and also mitigated the impact of global warming and climate change to some extent, forests minister, N Selvaraj said.
As against the decrease of India's forest cover by 728 sq km, Tamil Nadu's cover has increased by 41 sq km, Selvaraj said in his address on the concluding day of 'International Congress on Global Warming on biodiversity of insects: Management and conservation,'.
Chief minister M Karunanidhi had launched a scheme called 'tree cultivation in private land,' in 2007-08 and under the programme, one crore saplings were being planted every year, he said.
Due to this, forest and tree cover in Tamil Nadu has gone up considerably, Selvaraj said, adding as against the reduction of tree cover from 3.05 to 2.79% in India, it had increased in Tamil Nadu from 3.66% to 4.26%, he said.
Increase in temperature would have severe impact on the global hydrological system, sea levels, forest ecosystems, crop production and related processes. The effect of global warming would be very severe in tropical countries like India and other developing countries, he said.
As against the decrease of India's forest cover by 728 sq km, Tamil Nadu's cover has increased by 41 sq km, Selvaraj said in his address on the concluding day of 'International Congress on Global Warming on biodiversity of insects: Management and conservation,'.
Chief minister M Karunanidhi had launched a scheme called 'tree cultivation in private land,' in 2007-08 and under the programme, one crore saplings were being planted every year, he said.
Due to this, forest and tree cover in Tamil Nadu has gone up considerably, Selvaraj said, adding as against the reduction of tree cover from 3.05 to 2.79% in India, it had increased in Tamil Nadu from 3.66% to 4.26%, he said.
Increase in temperature would have severe impact on the global hydrological system, sea levels, forest ecosystems, crop production and related processes. The effect of global warming would be very severe in tropical countries like India and other developing countries, he said.
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