‘India can achieve 30% forest cover by promoting agro-forestry’

ASHOK B SHARMA
Posted: Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 at 2131 hrs IST
Updated: Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 at 2131 hrs IST

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New Delhi, Nov 17: corpus of only about $36 million.The world leaders have , however, assured to raise it to $1-$5 billion a year by 2030, if investments in green technology in developing nations surges. The fund distinguished the responsibilities of the Global Environment Facility and the World Bank. The fund would have a 16-member board largely from developing countries and would start operating from 2008. Garrity urged India to reap benefits from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by encourarging agro-forestry in a big way....

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