Telangana CCF presents Forest Landscape Restoration in Brazil

Hyderabad/Brazil: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the global network of policymakers, professionals, scientists and organizations in over 110 countries with headquarters at Vienna, Austria. Its mission is to advance research excellence and knowledge sharing and to foster the development of science-based solutions to forest-related challenges for the benefit of forests and people worldwide.
XXV World Congress of International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is being held at Curitiba, Brazil from 29th September to 5th October 2019.
“Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation – Progress on the Ground” a side event has been organised by IUFRO to showcase the observations and lessons learnt in Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) works from selected Forest Landscapes of nine Bonn Challenge countries; Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, India, Mongolia & Bangladesh.
Also Read TS: CM directs collectors to prepare plan for revival of forests In the Indian context, snapshot analysis of Forest Landscape Restoration activities done in “Gajwel – Mulug” Landscape of Siddipet District, Telangana was presented by Lokesh Jayaswal IFS, Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (CAMPA) who is looking after rejuvenation of degraded forests in Telangana State for last three years.
In the event, a video on Forest Landscape Restoration activities and e – poster were shown followed by question/answer session. IUFRO had identified the strong points for each country which were responsible for the success of Forest Landscape Restoration work in the identified landscape.
In the context of Telangana state, the strong political will and leadership of the democratically elected head of the state i.e. Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrasekhar Rao were highlighted.