Plantation programme is being assigned on annual basis by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India and CAQM (Commission for Air Quality Management)
The forests of Delhi provide an important ecosystem service by recharging underground aquifers.
The Greening Agencies are distributing free seedlings for encouraging people of Delhi to take up plantation around them.
The Department of Forests and Wildlife, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, being the Nodal Agency, undertakes the plantation drive under Green Action Plan in collaboration with more than 20 other Greening Agencies of the State.
Selection of trees, shrubs, herbs and grass species is based on following characteristics:
Planting evenly spaced saplings while ensuring their health and survival by watering, weeding, and application of manure is conventional plantation.
It has been recommended that minimum 60% of total saplings planted should be saplings of native species. Further it is to be ensured that minimum 25% seedlings of flowering species and 15% seedlings of fruit bearing species will be planted while undertaking plantation along roadside, in parks, gardens, city forests and residential areas
Planting trees in the avenues, parks, gardens and city forests outside notified forest area of Delhi is of utmost importance due to the many benefits that plants provide. Thus, the Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of Delhi has prepared a scheme of plantation for the city’s public agencies. The dual purpose for selecting this species is greening and beautification.
Ecological restoration basically aims to assist an ecosystem move backwards in historical path to its near pristine form. While the restored ecosystem will not necessarily revert back its exact former state due to restrictions such as climatic change, urbanization, acclimatization of species etc., however, the general direction may be replicated. In order to restore an ecosystem a combination of knowledge of its former state, data from existing intact ecosystems (reference sites), and other ecological, cultural and historical information is needed. These sources will enable the identification of the historical trajectory, and aid in assisting the ecosystem towards health and integrity.
Afforestation of an area by planting of native species through high-density multilayered plantation
Specialized type of urban garden that focuses on walls and roofs.
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