Introduction to SEPL Management

Forestry & Biodiversity in TERI Capacity-building and dissemination The Group regularly organizes workshops and training programmes on several aspects of forestry at various levels, ranging from senior IFS officers to local communities. Themes that have been covered recently include valuation of ecosystem services, instruments for carbon based forest-financing and the economic contribution of the forestry sector. The professionals of the Group have over 100 research publications to their credit. Key projects Mid-Career Training of IPS Officers (Phase IV) (Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun) Regional workshops on REDD Plus (Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India) Major events CRO-COP XI Side Event International REDD Plus Architecture and its Relevance for Developing Countries (2013) CAD-COP XI Side Event Operationalising Nagoya Protocol in South Asia (2013) Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Special Event: REDD Plus-South Asia Perspective (2013) Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Special Event: Forest Governance in the context of FRA and PESA (2013) Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Special Event: Rusiness Opportunities in Himalayan Ecosystem Management (2012) Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Special Event: Realising the MDGs: the Forests-Poverty Link (2012) Uttarakhand Sustainable Development Summit Sustainable Development Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Status, Issues and Way Forward (2008) Major publications Books REDO Plus and Sustainable Forest Management (2013) Medicinal Plant Wealth of India: A comprehensive Review of Selected Species (2011) Community-based Biodiversity Conservation in the Himalayas (2011) Policy Papers Forest governance and implementation of REDD+ in India Institutional framework for implementing REDD+ in India Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services by REDD+ in India International REDD+ architecture and its relevance for India Livelihood of local communities & forest degradation in India: Issues for REDD+ Methodology for assessing carbon stock for REDD+ project in India Contact Area Convenor Forestry and Biodiversity Group TERI, IHC Complex New Delhi 110003 Phone: 2468 2100 or 4150 4900 Email: [email protected] Forestry and Biodiversity The Energy and Resources institute

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