World Forest Day 2024: Indian forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide due to climate change

Category : Forest | Location : National  | Posted on 2024-03-28 05:06:03

Indian forests are facing a silent crisis. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and deforestation are weakening their ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2), a vital role in combating global warming. This poses a major threat to the country’s ambitious climate goal of creating “an additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030”, as per its Nationally Determined Contributions, updated in August 2022. 

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/forests/world-forest-day-2024-indian-forests-are-losing-their-ability-to-absorb-carbon-dioxide-due-to-climate-change-95157