NAEB, Ministry of Environment & Forests · NAEB, Ministry of Environment & Forests GIM Advisory 1.1_ Nov 21st 2011 Page 1 of 8 GIM Advisory 1.1 Selecting landscapes and operational

NAEB, Ministry of Environment & Forests GIM Advisory 1.1_ Nov 21st 2011

Page 1 of 8

GIM Advisory 1.1 Selecting landscapes and operational units

Subject: Selecting landscapes and operational units for the GIM and submission of Work-plan for the preparatory phase

1. The Context

1.1. The Green India Mission aims to address key concerns related to climate change in the forest sector, namely: Adaptation, Mitigation, Vulnerability, and Ecosystem Services. To this end the mission also aims to take a broader landscape approach to address the drivers of forest degradation while supporting communities meet their basic necessities of fodder, fuel-wood, livelihood.

1.2. The GIM document states that operational guidelines and an implementation manual will be issued by the MoEF addressing key themes and interventions to facilitate the implementation of the Mission. This is envisaged to be a phase-wise task to be built up over time in installments.

1.3. This advisory 1.1. is the first in this series and focuses on landscape analysis and site selection for pilot sites for the GIM. In addition, the key components for the preparatory year 2011-12 are highlighted. These may also include soil and water conservation measures, entry-point activities and other such components which will not create any major financial commitment for the subsequent years.

1.4. Subsequent advisories will provides inputs on other key components/ themes including: preparatory activities under sub-missions and cross-cutting interventions; planning at the level of local bodies, cluster and sub-landscape level for selected areas; initiating action for institutional strengthening and reforms, review and improvement of the regulatory systems to enhance ecosystem services from non-forest and forest areas; developing baselines, protocols for data management and monitoring of the GIM interventions; charting out the capacity building plan for different actors and levels etc.

1.5. While the work of developing the detailed guidelines and operational manual is in progress, this first stage advisory on selection of landscapes/sub-landscapes will help the States to take up early identification of the operational units for the GIM in the preparatory year. Advisories on other key areas such as capacity building and field models will be issued shortly. These advisories will help the States and partners to take early lead in the preparatory phase. Further refinement of these guidelines will be made through experience in the preparatory phase, and will be reflected in the final operational guideline s/manual for the GIM.

2. Keeping Track of GIM interventions.

2.1. The GIM includes (a) 5 sub-missions with 12 sub-categories and (b) five cross-cutting interventions. These need to be kept in mind while selecting the landscapes and operational units for implementation. Operational units chosen are likely to cover multiple sub-missions with their sub-categories, and cross-cutting interventions. A tabular listing of these is provided in Annex- 1 which can be used to keep track of the categories chosen.

3. Selecting landscapes – outline of the process

3.1. The mission aims to identify broad landscapes of importance and narrow down to operational units of 5,000 to 10,000 ha to implement the mission activities. These operational units will comprise of various land-use components including private lands, panchayat lands etc. in additions to the


Page 2 of 8

forest areas. It is expected that actual framed investment will be made on only a fraction of the operational landscape, perhaps around 500 ha on an average.

3.2. Levels. The following levels are suggested for landscape analysis. L1 – Landscape: At State level – to identify broad landscapes of interest/importance. L2 – Operational Unit: Based broadly on watersheds as well catchment areas for local needs within the prioritized landscape. L3 –Working Units: Soil and water conservation areas, plantations, etc. within the selected watershed/villages/hamlets in the operational unit.

3.3. Identifying criteria and indicators for selection 3.3.1. Landscapes at multiple levels will be identified on the basis of a combination of criteria &

indicators and expert opinion. Key criteria are discussed below for different levels and include forest cover (both dense forests as well as open forests are of interest), wastelands, vulnerability to CC impacts of forests and communities, presence of STs / SCs, dependence on forests, wetlands, grasslands and CPR’s and poverty levels.

3.3.2. Simple indicators, preferably with widely available datasets to implement them will have to be selected, based on the criteria identified. Indicative criteria have been listed in Table 1 for L1, Table 2 for L2 and so on. Note that some L1 criteria would be relevant at L2, and L1 and L2 criteria at L3, etc. In addition, the early stage analysis may identify important characteristics of the forest landscape, e.g. dominance of TOF in one region, or presence of large patches of degraded forest in another.

3.3.3. Collect the data sets. Once indicators are identified, the various maps and spatial and attribute data sets will have to be collected from different sources like FSI, State Application Centre, IIRS, State Departments.

3.4. Aggregate and analyze indicators.

3.4.1. Once indicators have been identified and data sets arranged, they will have to be combined in some way. One option is by coding each indicator covering a range 0 - 1, assigning relative weights to them which may vary within a reasonable range to reflect the specific priorities and situation in the respective state, and adding together to get a total score. Some criteria for representativeness may also be used to ensure broad coverage – e.g. across forest types, agro-ecological/agro-climatic zones, etc. Similarly to target particular sub-missions such as mangroves, urban pockets, the exercise may be done in a restricted geographical agro-climatic zone.

3.5. GIS and manual GIS options for aggregation.

3.5.1 GIS based analysis. States are encouraged to collect their data sets and undertake their own GIS analysis on the lines indicated above to choose landscapes, sub-landscapes and operational units. Assistance of FSI Dehradun, NRSA, State Remote Sensing Application Centre and academic institutions, NGOs etc with GIS capabilities may be taken desired.

3.5.2 Manual GIS analysis. An alternate option is to get hard copy printouts of a few key layers, and along with existing maps and data, use transparency sheets (or acetate sheets) to overlay key parameters in a form of manual GIS and choose the landscapes for early implementation.

3.5.3 Role of expert opinion. Either analysis should be supplemented by expert opinion from within and outside the Forest Department.


Page 3 of 8

3.5.4 In the meantime the MoEF will also explore the feasibility of a web-based or stand-alone application where the various geo-referenced maps/layers can be uploaded and then used for analysis.

4. Identify landscapes at state level (L1 Landscapes)

4.1. The core criteria and indicators suggested for choosing landscapes at state level (L1) analysis are discussed in Table 1 below in terms of the name of the criteria, the indicators, source of information (Data layer)

Table 1. Core Criteria and Indicators for selecting landscapes at L1 level

Criteria Layers Indicative indicators

Rationale Data type Source

1. Forest cover and degradation

1a) Forest cover

Forest cover class – Dense, open & scrub

Basic layer – helps identify forest patches by density classes. It is also a proxy for direct biomass dependence. Priority will be given by appropriate weightage for areas with higher opportunities for attaining mission objectives, e.g. higher priority for open & scrub forests compared to high density forests.

Rastor and vector (tbc)

FSI

1b) Wastelands

Degraded areas

Wasteland map helps identify areas of degradation outside as well as inside forest areas and types of degradation in all areas

Vector (tbc)

NRSA

2. Projected Forest vulnerability to climate change -

Vulnerability maps and attribute data

Variation in forest type, rainfall, temp,

Identify level of forest type change expected due to change in climatic factors – rainfall/temperature patterns. Need at multiple scales.

R/V IISc

3.Vulnerable Population/ communities

3a) Scheduled Caste/Tribe and Total population

Ratio of SCs /STs to Total Population

Help identify concentrations of SCs/ STs at district and block level

Attribute data on district/ block boundary

SOI / Census of India / State

3b) Scheduled areas

Presence of Scheduled Areas

Identify whether district/block in landscape is a Scheduled area

Attribute data on district / block boundaries

SOI / MOTA/ State

Note: There may be some degree of overlap (auto-correlation) between some of the criteria, e.g. forest cover /degradation and wastelands (1a & 1b). In this case, the States may either choose one of the two, if this will give clearer selection, or adjust the weights.

4.2. Use of above datasets will help the States to identify landscapes that are fairly large in size and may run

up to thousands of square km. Some of these may be contiguous with the adjoining states as well. Of


Page 4 of 8

the landscapes so identified, the State may prioritize a few for the preparatory year by normalizing (i.e. bringing them on a scale of 0 to 1) and assigning weightage to the criteria/indicators as indicated above para. For the candidate landscapes, for the preparatory year, the operational unit within the candidate landscapes would be the input for the next level of analysis.

4.3. Each state will do the exercise using its GIS cell / Regional State Application Centre etc. in consultation with FSI / NRSA/ IIRS as required.

5. Identify Operation Units level: (L2 level)

5.1. The purpose of the L2 analysis is to move from the L1 level of landscape districts and clearly prioritize the range/blocks for intervention under the GIM. The L2 units are the operational units for implementing the GIM ranging approximately between 5,000 to 10,000 ha. This would include a variety of land uses and land covers depending upon the aspects of GIM that are represented in the particular operational unit.

5.2. In addition to the core and optional layers identified for L1 above, the following additional layers may be considered. Some of these L2 layers can also be moved to L3 level in the future depending on the availability of datasets.

Table 2. Criteria for L 2 Operational Units

Criteria Layers Indicative indicators

Rationale Data type

Source

4.Bio-diversity richness & habitat

Forest bio-diversity, patch size, fragmentation

Diversity levels, patch size

National level data base that incorporates basic floral biodiversity as well as habitat characteristics such as patch size, fragmentation, presence of invasive species

Vector IIRS

5. Poverty

Attribute data + district/block boundaries

% of BPL Pop./Total Pop.

Supplement % SC/ST with % of BPL as per existing state level data.

Attribute States

6. Ground Water level

Groundwater level index (5 categories)

GW Index

Will show areas stressed by excessive abiotic GW extraction, and in need of higher levels of infiltration.

Attribute data & adm.Boundaries

Central Ground Water Board

7. Rain-fed farming

Attribute data + district/block boundaries

% of irrigated crop area

Help identify rain-fed areas – with lower agricultural productivity, higher potential for rain-fed agro-forestry and possibly greater dependence on forests

Attribute & boundaries

State data sets

8. Forest land

Forest land boundary layer

Ratio of Forest land

Representative indicator – the ratio of Forest land to overall area in landscape/range helps identify areas of low, med, high forest levels

Attribute / V/R

FSI/ State FD

9. Forest Type

Forest Type boundary layer

Forest type

Representative indicator. Will help ensure different forest types and sub-types are well represented in the GIM

Rastor and vector

FSI

10. Forest Depende

Non- spatial data.

Stories, data on dependen

Data on forest dependence is usually location specific, rather than datasets of regional/national coverage, it would


Page 5 of 8

nce ce be useful to collate these as available and utilize in addition. e.g. LPG penetration could signal presence of alt fuels.

5.3 Use of these criteria can help identify the L2 Operational Units at block/range level within the L1

landscapes that are good candidates for implementing the various sub-missions under the GIM.Situation or problem analysis may be started at L2 level and crystallize as concrete interventions at L3 level (see next para)

6. Identifying the Work Spots/interventions (L3 level-Working Units). 6.1. Once the L2 operational units are identified above, we can then move to identify the L3- actual

Working Units.

6.2. The data sets for LI and L2 mentioned in table 1 and table 2 above, will have to be reviewed and in some cases re-developed at a finer scale that is relevant for the Working Units. In addition, new data sets/layers may also be developed to facilitate operation units, and sub-operational units. These would include the institutional capacities and strengths of the communities, and other specificities – Sacred groves, springs,etc.,.Situation analysis to identify the drivers of degradation and identifying main opportunities for achieving mission objectives may be started at L2 level and crystallized at L3 level.

6.3. Once a 5000-10,000 ha operational unit is identified as above, we can then go for detailed data

collection within the identified L2 unit. The local working areas will be identified at the hamlet/VFC level. The various L3 areas will be clustered within a single L2 operational unit.

6.4. The datasets in addition to the ones identified above are likely to include the following

Table 3. Data for identifying L3- Working Units

1 Hi- resolution

imagery Raster To develop hi-resolution landuse/land cover

map as a baseline

2 Topography - contours

V/ Image Will help correlate topography with forest cover and identify forests that are under-represented in topographic terms. If available in vector format, could also be used to create 3-D DEMs

SOI

3 Village, forest boundaries

V All forest and village/hamlet boundaries should be digitized on a priority basis

Revenue /Forest. Dept

4 Village cadastral map

V Village plot boundaries – of all private and public plots – will help confirm tenure of areas to be treated and to match the intervention to the tenure

Revenue dept

5 Resource use map Transparency overlay manual GIS

Identify patterns of resource use using PRAs Multi-stakeholder PRA


Page 6 of 8

7. Situation/Problem Analysis and baseline (L2 & L3 levels). Along with the characterization and the operational unit, a situation / problem analysis and should be undertaken in a participatory manner with the communities, Forests departments, NGO’s and other major action. This would include levels of dependence on forests and CPR’s, drivers of deforestation and degradation, basic bio-physical measurement of ecosystem services flows, distribution of forest cover, zonings, rights and privileges, market linkages, local groups ( JFM/CFM/CFR groups, youth clubs, mahila dal, farmer groups, SHGs, residents’ welfare societies). The Situation /problem analysis and baseline will provide a comprehensive starting view, and help identify priorities. At this stage the checklist provided in the annex may also be used to include various components of GIM applicable for the site.

8. Implementation plan (for L2 & L3 level). The Implementation plan will be built on the characteristics

and priorities identified in the Situational / Problem analysis and Baseline. The plan will be at multiple scales – bottom up from hamlet and villages in the micro-watersheds, up to the operational unit which may encompass one or more village areas. The plan would also look at regulatory, institutional and market capacities and constraints in the area and include the local markets, even if they are not physically in the GIM site. The implementation plan will be local in nature, follow principles of decentralized planning, address inter-sectoral felt needs and promote tolls for convergence among sectors.

The activities will include setting up of GIM Secretariat / GIM Cell in States, identification of landscapes, preparation of one year bridging plan and 5/10 years perspective plans, nursery planning, entry point / livelihood activities for confidence building at the community level, awareness program, capacity building of government officials, communities, NGO’s etc., micro-plan preparation, Soil & Moisture Conservation (which do not create financial commitment for subsequent years) and building monitoring and evaluation framework through a wide consultative process with stakeholders in the state. In the demonstration cum workshop on delineation of landscapes/ operational units on 4th November 2011, Forest survey of India has agreed to assist and co-ordinate for the supply of the Forest Vulnerability map and Wasteland map on behalf of the states besides supply of Forest Cover map and Forest Type map. The states may take further help from FSI, Dehradun in this regard.

9. Learning sites. Sites with previous bio-physical or socio-economic or institutional monitoring could

provide baselines and help in impact assessment – e.g. spring and stream flow, ecological studies – biodiversity, biomass – timber, fuelwood, fodder, NTFP removal studies. They would also provide a baseline for valuation etc. These could be the learning sites.

10. Financial arrangements: At present a budget of Rs. 200 crores for the preparatory year 2011-12 has

been indicated for the country and detailed arrangements are under discussion. Each State may therefore submit an APO for about 20 crores ,prioritizing the activities within the APO along with physical and financial aspects.A part of the mission programme may be funded by convergence from other schemes/plans as well.

11. Time line and Milestones. It is expected that a State GIM Secretarial / State GIM Cell will be created on top priority to assist the process with technical inputs. The identification of operational unit should be immediately followed up by bottom-up preparation of work plan for 2011-12 which will include such components as will lay the basis for future operations but without creating any long term commitment (Pl. see above). The APO’s are to be submitted to the Government of India by the end of November /mid- December, 2011.


Page 7 of 8

Annex 1- Table for tracking sub-mission and cross-cutting interventions applicable for selected operational units within sub-landscapes

Note: Tick all that apply and assign area for each row, where relevant.

S. No. Sub-Missions and sub-sub-missions GIM intervention Area (million hectares)

L1 L2 L3

1 Enhance quality of forest cover and improve ecosystem services 4.9

1a Moderately dense forest 1.5

1b Eco-restoration of degraded open forest 3.0

1b Type A With plenty of root stock 1.8

1b Type B With Limited root stock - and open blanks 0.6

1b Type C Of largely open areas with sparse undergrowth 0.6

1c Restoration of grasslands 0.4

2 Ecosystem restoration and increase in forest cover 1.8

2a Rehabilitation of shifting cultivation 0.6

2b Restoring scrublands 0.8

2c Restoring/planting seabuckthorn 0.1

2d Restoration of Mangroves 0.1

2e Ravine Reclaimation 0.1

2f Restoration of abandoned mining areas 0.1

3

Enhancing tree cover in urban and peri-urban areas (including institutional lands) 0.2

4 Agro-forestry and social forestry 3.0

5 Restoration of wetlands 0.1

Total 10.0

Cross-cutting interventions

1 5.3.1 Improved fuel-use efficiency and promoting alternative energy sources


Page 8 of 8

2 5.3.2 Community livelihood enhancement

3 5.3.2 Corridors for connectivity

4 5.3.4 Community conserved areas and sacred groves

5

5.3.5 Understanding, identifying and protecting areas/ catchments of hydrological importance

Note: Additional works/ interventions may be proposed depending on the local situation in support of the main objective of the GIM.

Annex 2- Additional optional indicators for consideration

S.N. Layer Data Type Criteria Source 2 Wetlands / tanks Vector Location or Boundary of water bodies State 3 Springs Point Location of springs ( if available) State 4

Drinking water supply intake points

Point Shows points of intake for drinking water schemes - from springs, streams, rivers, wells, handpumps etc. Areas upstream of these will be drinking water catchments (if available)

Water supply depts.

5 Forest land boundaries

Vector Show extent of landscape within and outside ‘FD’ forest land.

FSI/ State FD

6 JFM, Van Panchayats, KFCS, CFR (FRA), CCAs boundaries

Vector Areas under local protection and management – likely to have higher chances of success in GIM. Can correlate forest condition within and adjacent to patches managed/protected by communities

State FDs

7 Forest cover change map – over the last 5/10 years

Rastor This will show recent trajectory of change for forest cover and help identify areas under threat, establish the previous rate of deforestation and help guesstimate future threats of deforestation

FSI

8 Urban / peri-urban areas

V Boundary of urban areas, to help identify urban/peri-urban forest patches – current and potential

State

9 Community conserved areas

A cross-cutting intervention in the GIM State

10 Areas already treated Vector Help identify extent of investments made in the past (1/5 year )

State

8.

Attribute data + district/ block boundaries

Distn of LPG

Identify areas with high and low LPG penetration

State

NAEB, Ministry of Environment & Forests Draft GIM Advisory 2.0_ Dec 16th 2011

Page 1 of 6

GIM Advisory 2.0

Operations to be undertaken after short-listing landscapes/ sub-units

1. The Context.

1.1. The Green India Mission (GIM) has been conceived as a multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral and multi-

departmental mission for the “greening” of India in the context of climate change adaptation and

mitigation, meant to enhance ecosystem services, NTFPs, livelihood of local communities, conservation

and restoration of biodiversity etc. The Mission document states that operational guidelines and an

implementation manual will be issued by the MoEF addressing key themes and interventions to

facilitate the implementation of the Mission. The development of these guidelines is a phase-wise task

and built over time, through advisories on various issues by involving various stakeholders. Further

refinement of these guidelines will be made through experience in the preparatory phase, and will be

reflected in the final operational guidelines/manual for the GIM.

1.2. In the direction of developing guidelines, a brainstorming session on sensitising State Forest

Departments/ other Stake-holders on 26th March, 2011 at New Delhi was the first step. Thereafter, a

workshop on the criteria for identification of the landscapes under GIM and prioritizing them for

implementation was organized on 28th and 29th of April, 2011 at New Delhi and two groups were

constituted for formulating criteria for landscape identification and for developing operational

guidelines. A gmail address [email protected] has been made for exchanging messages with the

working groups.

1.3. Four regional workshops on Operational Guidelines for implementation of GIM were conducted at

Jabalpur (7th October 2011), Jaipur (11th Oct. 2011), Agartala (15th Oct. 2011) and Bangalore (20th Oct.

2011) and a demonstration workshop for nodal officers/ representatives from the states for

identification of landscapes was organized at Dehradun on 4th Nov. 2011 by Forest Survey of India (FSI).

FSI has also agreed to assist and co-ordinate for the supply of the digital Forest Vulnerability map and

Wasteland map on behalf of the states, besides supply of Forest Cover map and Forest Types map.

1.4. First Advisory 1.1 on method of selection of landscapes/ operational units was evolved after wide

consultations, and has been circulated to the states on 21st November 2011. It was stated therein that

subsequent advisories will provides inputs on other key components/ themes including: preparatory

activities under sub-missions and cross-cutting interventions; planning at the level of local bodies,


Page 2 of 6

cluster and sub-landscape level for selected areas; initiating action for institutional strengthening and

reforms, review and improvement of the regulatory systems to enhance ecosystem services from non-

forest and forest areas; developing baselines, protocols for data management and monitoring of the

GIM interventions; charting out the capacity building plan for different actors and levels etc.

1.5. This Advisory 2.0 focuses on operations to be undertaken after selection of landscapes/ working units

and the states need to put in place the bridge plan and the strategic plan as per the revised schedule

shown in the end. There would be opportunity for the states to also take up some pilot implementation

including capacity building, base line studies and entry point activities and institutional revamping/

strengthening etc. Linkage with the State action plan on climate change also needs to be ensured by the

respective states. The current year activities may also include soil and water conservation measures and

other such components which will not create any major financial commitment for the subsequent years.

2. Situation/Problem Analysis and baseline.

2.1 After the characterization of Landscapes and the operational unit, a situation / problem analysis should

be undertaken in a participatory manner with the communities, Forests and other sectoral departments,

NGO’s academic institutes and other major actors.

2.2 The basic approach would be to identify drivers of degradation, which are resulting the vicious cycles of

environmental deterioration, stagnation in agricultural livelihood, increase in poverty and outmigration,

and to transform it into a virtuous cycle leading to water & soil improvement , improved biomass

availability, better agricultural / rural employment, development of alternative livelihoods, institutional

strengthening and overall development of the area.

2.3 The problem analysis would focus on levels of dependence on forests and CPR’s, basic bio-physical

measurement of ecosystem services flows, distribution of forest cover, zonings, rights and privileges,

resource availabilities, market linkages, local groups ( JFM/CFM/CFR groups, youth clubs, mahila dal,

farmer groups, SHGs, residents’ welfare societies). The Situation /problem analysis and baseline will

provide a comprehensive starting view, and help identify priorities, opportunities and risks /

uncertainties.

2.4 A number of tools have been developed in recent decades for this type of participatory planning and

problem analysis. Whereas previous approaches were top down, based on technology developed in


Page 3 of 6

academic / scientific institutions, the current approach is to consult people including disenfranchised

sections of society like women, poor and scheduled caste / tribe, who are often main victims as well as

the key to the solution based on their traditional knowledge and in-built resilience.

2.5 One of the techniques developed is Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), which aims to incorporate the

knowledge and opinions of rural people in the planning and management of development projects and

programmes. The point in the PRA approach is that solutions and ideas are not to be imported from

outside, but developed by interaction among actual stakeholders. This would need time to establish

understanding with the community, for which help of social workers / NGOs may be taken.

2.6 Other problem analysis techniques like problem tree analysis, SWOT analysis, brainstorming techniques

etc. could also be used by involving various stakeholders including other departments. All problems may

be taken as opportunities in this analysis.

3. GIM interventions.

3.1. After the selection of landscape and problem analysis, various components of GIM relevant for the site

will be applicable. The GIM includes (a) 5 sub-missions with sub-categories and (b) five cross-cutting

interventions which need to be kept in mind while formulating programmes after selecting the

landscapes and operational units for implementation. Operational units chosen are likely to cover

multiple sub-missions with their sub-categories, and cross-cutting interventions.

3.2. The Mission aims at increasing of forest & tree cover on 5 million hectares, and improvement of quality

of forest cover on another 5 million hectares area. The Mission also targets improvement of forest-

based livelihoods for about three million households living in and around forests, besides improved

ecosystem services including carbon sequestration. The following five Sub Missions, integrating

adaptation/mitigation measures and corresponding to the Mission targets, are given below:

3.2.1. Sub Mission 1: Enhancing quality of forest cover and improving ecosystem services (4.9 m ha)

a) Moderately dense forest cover, but showing degradation: 1.5 m ha

b) Eco-restoration of degraded open forests: 3 m ha

c) Restoration of Grasslands: 0.4 m ha

3.2.2. Sub Mission 2: Ecosystem restoration and increase in forest cover (1.8 m ha)


Page 4 of 6

a) Rehabilitation of Shifting Cultivation areas: 0.6 m ha

b) Restoring Scrublands: 0.8 m ha

c) Restoring/Planting Seabuckthorn: 0.1 m ha

d) Restoration of Mangroves: 0.10 m ha

e) Ravine Reclamation: 0.10 m ha

f) Restoration of abandoned mining areas: 0.1 m ha

3.2.3. Sub Mission 3: Enhancing tree cover in Urban and Peri-Urban areas (including institutional

lands): 0.20m ha

3.2.4. Sub Mission 4: Agro-Forestry and Social Forestry (increasing biomass and creating carbon sink):

3 m ha

3.2.5. Sub Mission 5: Restoration of Wetlands: 0.10m ha

3.3. The five cross-cutting interventions of the Mission are-

3.3.1. Improving fuel-use efficiency and promoting alternative energy sources

3.3.2. Community Livelihood Enhancement

3.3.3. Corridors for connectivity

3.3.4. Community conserved areas and sacred groves

3.3.5. Understanding, identifying and protecting areas/ catchments of hydrological importance

An important point to be kept in focus in restoration of ecosystems is to work with the ecological

limitations and characteristics, rather than to replace them with alien ecosystems. This is especially

important in the case of specialized ecosystems like grasslands, wetlands, shorelines and ecosystems etc.

which have specialized requirements, capacities, species composition etc.

4. Drawing Detailed Action Plans (Bridge Plan and Perspective Plan):

4.1 The states need to put in place the one year bridge plan and the five / ten years perspective plan in

consultation with stakeholders as per the revised schedule in the preparatory year 2011-12. The plan will

be built on the characteristics and priorities identified in the Situational / Problem analysis and Baseline.

The implementation plan will be local in nature, follow principles of decentralized planning, address

inter-sectoral felt needs and promote convergence among sectors. The plan would also look at

regulatory, institutional and market capacities and constraints in the area and include the local markets,

even if they are not physically in the GIM site.

4.2 Entry Point Activities (EPA) should be taken up for confidence building at the community level to

establish the credibility of Mission. For example a village school may not have drinking water facility /


Page 5 of 6

roof or a small bridge might have broken down disconnecting the village. Making these facilities available

will make the children to come to school or connect the village with nearby town / city. An immediate

action on these aspects will energize the community for involvement in the Mission.

4.3 As already stated in Advisory 1.1, during the current year 2011-12, a bridge plan will be implemented

which will also include detailed budget, institutional strengthening / revamping, capacity building of

government officials, communities, NGO’s etc., making available alternative sources of energy, micro-

plan preparation, value addition including grading packaging and storage facility, Soil & Moisture

Conservation (which do not create financial commitment for subsequent years) and building monitoring

and evaluation framework through a wide consultative process with stakeholders in the state beside

setting up of GIM Secretariat / GIM Cell in States, identification of landscapes, preparation of one year

bridging plan and 5/10 years perspective plans, nursery planning, entry point / livelihood activities,

awareness program.

5. Means of verification of Outputs and Outcomes:

5.1. The ideal situation would be to write a plan with log-frame summary which will break down to specific

tasks and actions, starting from (1) Overall goal or long-term objectives (2) purpose or short term

objectives, (specific targets of the Mission), (3) Activities to be taken up (4) Task / sub-tasks. Project

Management software or an approved manual can be utilized for planning, scheduling and monitoring

the achievement of objectives through verifiable indicators as suggested in the following summary

table-

Sl. No.

Objectives Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVI)

Mean of verification (MoV)

Assumptions/Risks

A. Long-Term (Overall Goal)

B. Purpose (Mission Objectives)

C. Activities D. Tasks /Suit-Tasks

etc.

5.2 Monitoring under the mission will help in timely information for planning and feedback to multiple

agencies / stakeholders. In addition to on-ground monitoring by line departments and communities,

application of modern technology like Remote Sensing and GIS will be taken up. Physical as well as


Page 6 of 6

financial evaluation including social audit by Gram Sabha and financial audit by Auditor General and

Comptroller & Auditor General will be undertaken.

5.3 Sites with exiting reports of bio-physical or socio-economic or institutional monitoring could provide

baselines and help in impact assessment – e.g. spring and stream flow, ecological studies – biodiversity,

biomass including fuel wood, fodder, NTFP removal studies. They would provide a baseline for valuation

etc. and could be the learning sites.

6. Institutional Strengthening / Reforms:

6.1. The Mission document emphasizes institutional strengthening / reform at State Forest Development

Agency (SFDA), Forest Development Agency (FDA) and centrality of Gram Sabha for moving further

towards democratic decentralization, community participation and empowerment and strengthening of

forestry sector.

6.2. To fulfill the reform agenda, the states should take action to give legal status to the JFM Committees as

committees of Gram Sabha in Panchayat Raj Act and to revamp SFDA / FDA by having Chief Minister/

Forest Minister and Zilla Parishad Chairman as chairman of SFDA and FDA respectively. For details, the

GIM document could be referred.

7. Time line and Milestones.

7.1 It is expected that a State GIM Secretariat / State GIM Cell will be created on top priority to assist the

process with technical inputs. The identification of operational unit should be immediately followed up

by bottom-up preparation of work plan for 2011-12 which will include such components as will lay the

basis for future operations but without creating any long term financial commitment until the contours

of long-term financial support are finalized by Govt. of India.

7.2 A timeframe against each activity with identifiable milestone and resources required will be maintained.

As already stated, following time frame is indicated for bridge plan and perspective plan.

7.2.1 Bridging Plan: 31st December 2011

7.2.2 Five / Ten Year Perspective Plan:

For discussion-28th February2012,

Final – 31st March 2012.

8. This is a document under formulation and suggestions are welcome.

GIM BRIGE PLAN 2011-12

Approval The Government of India vide Authentication No. MEFlNAEB): 1/2011-12 , No. MEF (NAEB):

17-1/2012-B III Dated: 30/03/2012 have sanctioned to the release of Rs. 194.60 Iakhs (Rupees one crore ninety four lakhs and sixty

thousand only) towards Grants-in-Aid to SFDA, Government of Kerala for carrying out

preparatory activities under the Green India Mission Scheme for the financial year 2011-12 Plan Non-Recurring. The preparatory activities

under the Green India Mission shall be implemented in identified landscapes of

7 Divisions (FDAs)

Components of Bridge Plan

Component

Financial Target

(Rupees in lakhs)

State GIM Cell and support at Landscape 11.00

Workshop including all stake holders to mobilize the people in the GIM Programme by explaining the purpose of GIM

4.00

Nursery Development 15.00 SMC work including water harvesting structures

66.50

Entry Point Activities (EPA) such as making available alternative sources of energy, basic schooling fecility, bridges etc

65.50

Micro Planning 7.00

Land Scape Survey to get baseline information for perspective plan of Green India Mission

18.00

JFMC Out Reach Activities 7.60

Total 194.60

2011-12

Targets & Achievements

Sl No Name of FDA / Forest Division Range No of VSS

involved Physical Target

Financial Target (Rs. in lakhs)

Physical Achieve

ment

Financial Achieve

ment (Rs. in lakhs)

1 State GIM Cell and support at Land scape

SFDA GIM Cell GIM Cell 11.00 SFDA Sub Total

2

Work Shop by inclduing all stake holders to mobilize the people in the GIM Programme by explaining the purpose of GIM

SFDA State Level Work Shop 1.20

Punalur Pathanapuram & Anchal 9 FDA level work shop 0.40

Konni Naduvathu muzhy 11 FDA level work shop 0.40

Ranni Ranni Range 7 FDA level work shop 0.40

Malayattoor Kodanad and Kalady 3 FDA level work shop 0.40

Chalakdudy Pariyaram 6 FDA level work shop 0.40

Munnar Munnar & Devikulam 1 FDA level work shop 0.40

Nagarampara Ayyappancoil -

Kottayam Divison Kumiliy Range 1 FDA level work shop 0.40

SFDA Sub Total 38 4.00

GIM BRIDGE PLAN 2011-12 UP TO 30-04-2012


Sl No

Name of FDA / Forest Division Range

No of VSS

involved

Physical Target


Physical Achieve

ment

Financial Achievem

ent (Rs. in lakhs)

3

Nursery Development

Punalur Pathanapu

ram & Anchal

9 20000 Basketted seedlings of tree species for distribution and

agro forestry 2.00

Konni Naduvathumuzhy 11 20000

Basketted seedlings of tree species for distribution and

agro forestry 2.00

Ranni Ranni Range 7 20000


agro forestry 2.00

Malayattoor Kodanad and Kalady 3 30000


agro forestry 3.00

Chalakdudy Pariyaram 6 20000 Basketted seedlings of tree species for distribution and

agro forestry 2.00

Munnar Munnar & Devikulam 1 20000


agro forestry 2.00 1.71


Kottayam Divison

Kumiliy Range 1 20000


agro forestry 2.00

SFDA Sub Total 38 150000 Nos 15.00 1.71

Targets & Achievements Sl No Name of FDA /

Forest Division Range

No of VSS

involved

Physical Target Financial

Target (Rs. in lakhs)

Physical Achievem

ent

Financial Achieveme

nt (Rs. in lakhs)

4a

SMC work inclduding water harvesting structures

Punalur Pathanapur

am & Anchal

9 4 Construction of Check Dam for water storage 16.00

Konni Naduvathumuzhy 11

2 Construction of Check Dam for water storage 5.00

750 m3 Gully plugging for prevention of soil erosion 4.50

9.50

Ranni Ranni Range 7

1 Construction of Check Dam for water storage 5.00


600 m3 Contour Trenches for prevention of soil erosion 1.00

2

Development of existing water source for sustained supply of water to Forest Dependent Communities

2.00

11.00

Malayattoor Kodanad and Kalady 3



5.00

Chalakdudy Pariyaram 6



5.00

Munnar Munnar & Devikulam 1 4 Construction of Check Dam

for water storage 16.00


Kottayam Divison

Kumiliy Range 1 1 Construction of Check Dam

for water storage 4.00



Sl No Name of FDA / Forest Division Range

No of VSS

involved

Physical Target

Financial


Physical

Achievement

Financial

Achievement (Rs. in lakhs)

4b

Entry Point Activities (EPA) such as making available alternative sources of energy, basic schooling fecility, bridges etc

Punalur Pathanapur

am & Anchal

9

3.5 Km Solar Fencing for protection of crops in

Settlement areas 5.80

1 Construction of

Pedestrain Bride at Tholippacha VSS

4.20

10.00

Konni Naduvathumuzhy 11

Various entry point activities in VSS in

Naduvathumuzhy Range 5.00

Ranni Ranni Range 7

4 Km Renovation of existing damaged roads 8.00

1 No Construcion of office

building cum community hall

2.50

Purchase of Furniture 1.00

2Nos Establishment of Biogas plant /Supply of LPG 1.00

12.50

Malayattoor Kodanad and Kalady 3


Distribution of grass seeds to farmers 0.50

10.50

Chalakdudy Pariyaram 6


Distribution of grass seeds to farmers 0.50

10.50

Munnar Munnar & Devikulam 1

Providing Solar lighting for 50 tribal houses in

Edamalakudy (Rs 12.50 Lakhs) and Furniture for

tribal school Rs 4.00 Lakhs

16.00


Kottayam Divison

Kumiliy Range 1 Furniture for tribal schools

near forest area 1.00

SFDA Sub Total 65.50



No of VSS

involved

Physical Target


Physical Achieve

ment

Financial Achievement (Rs. in

lakhs)

5

Micro Planning

Punalur Pathanapuram & Anchal 9

PRA Microplanning for preparation of individual micro plans at JFMC level

inconfirmity with the perspective plan

1.62

Konni Naduvathumuzhy 11 1.98

Ranni Ranni Range 7 1.26

Malayattoor Kodanad and Kalady 3 0.54

Chalakdudy Pariyaram 6 1.08

Munnar Munnar & Devikulam 1 0.32


Kottayam Divison

Kumiliy Range 1 0.20


6

Land Scape Survey to get baseline information for perspective plan of Green India Mission

Punalur Pathanapuram & Anchal 9

Identification of areas for implementation of

perspective plan, detailed study of the identified area,

survey, data collection involving multidisciplinary

team, analysis of data, identification of activities, preparation of perspective plan (the services of NGOs,

local research institutions etc shall be utilized)

3.00

Konni Naduvathumuzhy 11 3.00

Ranni Ranni Range 7 3.00

Malayattoor Kodanad and Kalady 3 2.00

Chalakdudy Pariyaram 6 2.00

Munnar Munnar & Devikulam 1 2.00

Nagarampara Ayyappancoil

(Kottayam Divison)

Kumiliy Range 1 2.00

GIM Cell GIM Cell 38 1.00 SFDA TOTAL 18.00



No of VSS

involved

Physical Target


Physical Achieve

ment

Financial Achievement (Rs. in

lakhs)

7

JFMC Out Reach Activities Punalur 9

Awareness Programmes at

JFMC Level

1.60 Konni 11 2.00 Ranni 7 1.40

Malayattoor 3 0.60 Chalakdudy 6 1.60

Munnar 1 0.20 Nagarampara

Ayyappancoil - Kottayam Divison

1 0.20


Abstract

Name of FDA Range Financial


Financial Achievement (Rs. in lakhs)

Punalur Pathanapuram & Anchal 34.62

Konni Naduvathumuzhy 23.88 Ranni Ranni Range 31.56

Malayattoor Kodanad and Kalady 22.04

Chalakdudy Pariyaram 22.58

Munnar Munnar & Devikulam 36.92 1.71

Nagarampara Ayyappancoil

(Kottayam Divison) Kumiliy Range 9.80

GIM Cell GIM Cell 13.20 SFDA TOTAL 194.60 1.71

Documents

NAEB, Ministry of Environment & Forests · NAEB, Ministry of Environment & Forests GIM Advisory 1.1_ Nov 21st 2011 Page 1 of 8 GIM Advisory 1.1 Selecting landscapes and operational