Presentation on Tree Diversity Day, 11 October 2012, at the 11th CBD Conference of Parties in Hyderabad, India

1. Diversifying
and
restoring
landscape
mosaics
in
the
Western
Ghats
through
incen8ve-­‐
based
models
involving
local
communi8es
Raman
Sukumar
Centre
for
Ecological
Sciences
Indian
Ins8tute
of
Science
Bangalore

4. Ecological
Sensi8vity
scores:
Karnataka

5. Karnataka:
Vegeta8on
&
Land
Use

6. Land
tenures
in
Western
Ghats
• Protected
Areas
[Na8onal
Parks,
Wildlife
Sanctuaries,
Tiger
Reserves]
• Reserved
Forests,
Protected
Forests
• Revenue
Forests,
Village
Forests
• Commercial
planta8ons
[tea,
coffee,
cardamom,
rubber]
• Privately-­‐owned
lands
[agriculture,
homestead
gardens,
seRlements,
fallow]

7. What
are
the
major
benefits
of
restoring
landscape
mosaics
in
W.
Ghats
through
incen:ves
• Adapta8on
to
climate
change
would
need
assisted
migra8on
of
plant
and
animal
species
• Given
the
complex
land
use
and
vegeta8on
mosaic
of
the
W.
Ghats,
the
only
manner
in
which
to
effec8vely
achieve
this
is
through
involving
local
people,
private
lands
and
community
lands
• This
will
help
build
ecological
resilience
as
well
as
adapta8on
of
local
communi8es
and
protec8ng
livelihoods
• Climate
mi8ga8on
will
also
be
partly
addressed
through
carbon
sequestra8on

9. Funding
mechanisms
• Na:onal
CAMPA:
Compensatory
Afforesta8on
Fund
Management
and
Planning
Authority
Green
India
Mission
Social
Forestry
and
Joint
Forest
Management
• Interna:onal
REDD+
Voluntary
Carbon
markets