To curtail global warming and the green house gas (GHG) effect, the state government aims to increase the forest cover and bring more urban areas under the green belt purview.
BANGALORE: To curtail global warming and the green house gas (GHG) effect, the state government aims to increase the forest cover and bring more urban areas under the green belt purview.
Announcing the Wildlife Week walk on March 11 from Vidhana Soudha to Lalbagh, Conservator of Forests, Bangalore Circle, Shivananda Murthy said forests in Karnataka cover only 20 per cent of the state which is much less than what is expected to curtail Green House Gas effects and increasing chlorofuorocarbon (CFC) in the atmosphere leading to global warming. ``India houses 22 per cnet forest cover, while the requirement is 33 per cent. Thus through the `National Afforestation Programme’ we will plant six crore seedlings across one lakh hectares of land in Karnataka with aim to cut down GHG effect and till date 65,000 hectares has been covered. Endangered endemic plant species will also be protected through this programme,’’ he said.
For this, the department had identified private lands in various institutions, farm lands and forest areas across the state and will continue till the end of 2009. Murthy urged the government to increase forest cover around Bannerghatta National and Biological Parks, the closest forest covers to any cosmopolitan city, to avoid increasing man- animal conflict cases.
About the walk:
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will conclude the 54th Wild Week celebrations by flaging off a three kms walk from Vidhana Soudha East gate at 7 am. The walk will conclude at Lal Bagh. Over 300 students, NCC Cadets, volunteers and early morning walkers are expected to take part along with many celebrities, said Murthy. The event is jointly organized by state forest department, Karnataka Renewable Energy Department, Jungle Lodges and Resorts, Karnataka Forests Development Corporation and Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation.
About CFC:
CFCs are gaseous compounds which contain molecules with carbon atoms bonded to fluorine or chlorine. They are used in refrigerants and air conditioners and absorb infrared radiations. These compounds have great global warming potential due to their persistence. Each CFC-molecule has the potential to cause global warming tens of thousands times more than that of carbon dioxide molecules.
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