Lele, Sharachchandra (2019) The Wood for the Trees. India Today.
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Abstract
India, in its latest submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has claimed that the rate of carbon sequestration in its forests and croplands jumped by 50 per cent between 2010 and 2014. With dismal stories of rampant deforestation being more common, the news of carbon being sequestered and its rate increasing seemed too good to be true. And, indeed, the UNFCCC has asked India to re-check its submission on forest carbon and forest cover and share more details regarding the sources. What gives?
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to the authors. |
| Subjects: | A ATREE Publications > K Popular Articles |
| Divisions: | Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies Centre for Environment and Development > Forest, Governance and Livelihood |
| Depositing User: | Ms Suchithra R |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2025 06:22 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Nov 2025 06:22 |
| URI: | http://archives.atree.org/id/eprint/836 |
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