Comprehending the importance of a proper forest policy and ensuring effective implementation of environmental laws are among the factors essential for sustainable management of forests.
The Forest Research Institute director Savita said this while addressing the gathering at the start of a two-day training workshop for the officers of Indian Forest Services on the subject of forest transition in India and emerging issues in the Indian forestry sector.
Addressing the gathering of officials of the forest department and those of related bodies from different parts of the nation, the FRI director spoke about the overview of forest transition phenomenon followed by forest transition in India and other parts of world. She also referred to the different pathways of forest transition along with the major factors and reasons of forest transition in India. While elaborating on aspects of forest transition she also emphasised on the varied causes of deforestation and the continuing degradation of forests.
Addressing the gathering of participating officials on the occasion, the head of the Resource Survey and Management (RSM) division of the institute, Neelu Gera informed that the training workshop would focus on varied important aspects of forest transition and contemporary issues in the Indian forestry sector along with their implications to be discussed by experts invited to the workshop.