Project to tackle climate change in Nagaland set for launch

The first of its kind REDD+ Community based Carbon Finance Project to tackle climate change in Nagaland will be launched soon.
It may be noted that REDD+ refers to a process moderated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which supports countries’ efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and foster conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks.
According to a press statement, representatives of over 30 Community Conservation Areas (CCAs) in Zhuneboto consented to develop the Carbon Finance Project in partnership with VNV Advisory Services and The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi (TERI).
In this connection, a meeting was held in Kohima under the guidance of Agriculture Production Commissioner of Nagaland Y. Kikheto Sema.
The carbon finance project will be conducted over a period of 20 years with credits to be accounted and traded every five years.
The release added that benefits would be passed on to local communities as per defined institutional mechanism, which would help communities to develop livelihood opportunities, build capacities of the local people and protect forests for additional sequestration of carbon di-oxide.
At the meeting, a book to understand various aspects of Jhum or Shifting Cultivation, titled “A tradition in transition: Understanding the role of Shifting Cultivation for sustainable development of Northeast India” was released.