Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Forestry Sector for Sustainability of Agro-Ecosystem: A Review

Ecosystems that are currently struggling are likely faring and pathetic conditions because of climate change. The most pressing problems facing people in the world's developing parts of the world are water scarcity, dwindling biodiversity, and stagnant agricultural output. According to the majority of scientists, global warming can be stopped before it becomes irreversible if temperatures are kept within a range of 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius. Green house gases, sometimes known as GHGs, are the burning causes of climate change impacts. Accelerated emissions of GHGs could be dependent on the rate of social, economic, and technological development. Forest systems have a crucial impact in mitigating global warming. Clearing forests, setting them on fire, or otherwise destroying those releases massive amounts of other greenhouse gases (GHGs), even if the forests are the planet's greatest terrestrial carbon sink. Forests' source-sink dynamics and the total quantity of carbon they store are profoundly impacted by regional differences in human land use, anthropogenic climate change, and disturbance. Constantly expanding conservation, restoration, reforestation, and afforestation operations will be necessary to keep global warming under control and stop it from exceeding the crucial threshold. Forests are currently being employed as a potential tool for combating climate change, which has been demonstrated to be an effective and long-term strategy. However, the impact of climate change on forests is largely negative. The negative effects of climate change on forests are becoming more pronounced, as evidenced by an increase in the forest fire events and results in a shift in species distribution at higher altitudes, an increase in dieback, an increase in the number of insect and pathogen infestations, drought and flood conditions, and a decrease in the ecosystem services


Introduction
When compared to other terrestrial ecosystems, forests stand out as the most pervasive, diverse, and ecologically productive.These biotic components of ecosystem services are crucial because of the carbon they store and the resilience they add to the ecosystem. 1The total worth of the ecosystem benefits from their involvement as well.They provide food and water for a mass of people and protect the world's biodiversity. 31The ecosystems are in danger because of the fluctuating weather patterns.The presence of forests is crucial to the process of storing carbon and cycling it through the environment.Forests can achieve this goal through several mechanisms, the most important of which are the storage of organic carbon in biomass and the exchange of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) through photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition.Both of these actions occur at some point in a plant's life cycle.Older forests can store significantly more carbon than younger forests do because the trees have perineal habits, accumulating higher carbon stocks.This is because higher carbon reserves can be found in older forests.After all, they have had more time to grow.The concentration of CO 2 has risen to over 400 ppm as of recent measurements.This increase of 31% (when compared to pre-industrial levels) is a significant driver of the warming of the planet, as CO 2 is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the surrounding air, leading to the greenhouse effect and higher average temperatures in two centuries. 2,3his expansion took place over two hundred years.Emissions from activities related to changes in landscape and land cover, the combustion of fossil fuels, were the two most important contributors to this anthropogenic CO 2 enrichment.There are two primary anthropogenic sources of GHGs that significantly contribute to the phenomenon of global warming.The first is the combustion of fossil fuels inside industrialized nations, while the second involves the conversion of natural grasslands and forests into agricultural systems that necessitate rigorous upkeep.Natural grasslands and woodlands are converted to croplands and pastures by agricultural production systems that are intensively managed.Throughout the world, the amount of soil organic matter (SOM) is decreasing as a direct result of these kinds of activities, which also increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.The results of this are detrimental to both soil fertility and agricultural output and contribute to the acceleration of climate change; these carbon losses threaten the sustainability of agricultural ecologies. 4,5specially in the biomes that are now classified as temperate and tropical, it is expected that climate change would have an impact on the distribution and production of agricultural products and animals around the world.This might lead to millions of people going hungry and the further depletion of our agricultural resources.These two possibilities would follow from the current scenario.Several contests must be overcome to meet the current and future demands for food production.Maintaining current agricultural productivity while decreasing GHG emissions, increasing carbon sequestration, and protecting soil fertility are all challenges.Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are lowered overall by both afforestation and reforestation.Furthermore, agricultural ecosystems can either contribute to atmospheric CO 2 levels or remove CO 2 from the atmosphere.Changing land use from grassland or forest to one more conducive to agriculture causes a substantial loss of soil organic carbon. 13he emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is to blame for this wasting away.This occurs because plant biomass and soil organic carbon undergo a catalytic breakdown and/or combustion during the process.When soil is farmed, the top layer is often stripped of its organic matter.Soft-path agricultural technology, such as complex agroecosystems like agroforestry systems, may greatly contribute to lowering greenhouse gas emissions, storing carbon, and other ecological benefits, all while sustaining long-term sustainable output.Aquaponics and permaculture are two further examples of "soft path" agricultural methods.Permaculture and aquaponics are two further examples of environmentally friendly farming techniques.Land management solutions from an ecological perspective need to be developed and refined rapidly if we are to close the current knowledge gaps.Therefore, recognizing the significance of sustainable farming practices as a way forward in reducing the overall quantity of carbon in the atmosphere is essential, as is the development and refinement of ecologicallybased land management systems for our current understanding.This connects our current knowledge with the information we'll need in the future.

Climate Change Global and India's Perspective
At present, the world is seeing a rapid, broad climatic shift that is speeding up.The average earth surface temp has increased by 0.65 to 1.06 °C between 1880 and 2012, as measured by a linear trend. 6etween 1880 and 2012, this growth occurred.Human-caused global warming is expected to raise average surface temperatures by an average of 1.0 °C over pre-industrial times in a range of 0.8 °C to 1.2 °C. 7If the current trend of warming persists, the global average temperature is now projected to increase by 1.50 degrees Celsius between 2030 and 2052. 8Global warming's effects on natural and man-made systems are expected to worsen if the average temperature of the world were to rise by 1.50 degrees Celsius, according to predictions.
Climatic models indicate a significant rise and a global warming scenario has been observed.Between a 1.5 and 2 degree Celsius global warming scenario, these shifts are also anticipated.The IPCC has reported various manifestations of climate change, including the upward trend in average global temperatures, the occurrence of extreme heat events in densely populated areas, significant precipitation in numerous regions, and the potential for drought and precipitation deficits in other parts of the world. 9The IPCC also notes that we can anticipate these variations to persist into the foreseeable future.Between 1850 and 1900 and 2006 and 2015, the average surface temperature of the Earth rose by 0.87 degrees Celsius, whereas the average temperature of the air near the land surface rose by 1.53 degrees Celsius (Fig. 1).In the year 2020, global average surface temperatures were 1.2±0.1degreesCelsius above the reference period of 1850-1900.The year 2020 has been predicted to have one of the three highest average worldwide temperatures in recorded history. 10The six-year period from 2015 to 2020 has a good chance of being the warmest period ever recorded.The period will begin in 2015 and run until 2020.It is now certain that the decade between 2011 and 2020 will be remembered as the warmest in recorded history.The IPCC predicts that in the 21 st century, many parts of the world would see an increase in the frequency of instances of intense precipitations.When considering India, the vast majority of studies have shown an increase in temperature throughout a wide variety of time periods. 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 Teperature increases like these have been linked to human-caused global warming.2019 is the fifth warmest year, according to data compiled by the India Meteorological Department.Eleven of the warmest fifteen years on record have happened since 2005, and that pattern is projected to continue through 2019.The average annual temperature increased by 0.61 degrees Celsius between 1901 and 2019 (Fig. 2).The CMIP5 model ensemble means temperature projections for the 2030s, 2060s, and 2080s are all higher than those of the pre-industrial era.All of these forecasts are based on the year 2030, the year 2060, and the year 2080 (1880s).The study found that by the year 2030, the mean annual temperature in India is expected to rise by anywhere from 1.7 degrees Celsius to 2.02 degrees Celsius under a range of RCP scenarios, and by somewhere between 2 degrees Celsius and 4.8 degrees Celsius by the year 2080, compared to the pre-industrial base (the 1880s).This warming trend is projected to occur under a wide range of RCP scenarios.The northern half of the United States is predicted to warm up more than the southern part as a result of global warming. 26he average annual temperature in India increased by about 0.7 degrees Celsius between 1901 and 2018. 27Between 1986 and 2015, there was an increase in the annual mean, maximum, and lowest temperature, with values of 0.15 °C, 0.15 °C, and 0.13 °C per decade, respectively as shown in Table 1.They also discovered that, during this century, the pre-monsoon season warmed noticeably more than any other season.Pre-monsoon season temperature increases ranged from 0.20 degrees Celsius to 0.29 degrees Celsius, with an average rate of 0.26 degrees Celsius After the end of the pre-monsoon season, the actual monsoon season began.Warmer days and nights are expected to become more common and extreme in India during the next few decades.These trends are expected to continue.More heat waves, hot days and nights are predicted under the RCP 8.5 scenario has compared to evidence from more recent epochs of history.A positive side effect of this is that really cold days and nights will occur less frequently.Multiple studies have concluded that India will experience an increase in the frequency of the events and severity of exceptionally hot temperatures. 28,29,30There was a substantial drop in rainfall across most of India during the southwest monsoon season, particularly in the Indo-Gangetic Plain areas and the West Ghats region.This resulted in increased incidence and severity for both dry and wet periods over the region.As a result, there were more extended periods of drought and more intense periods of rainfall.
In addition, the CMIP5 model has concluded that the increasing temperature due to human activity will have an increasing impact on the variability of monsoon season precipitation in the future. 31he India Meteorological Department's review of observed variability and changes in monsoon rainfall indicates a notable decrease in annual precipitation in the north, central and north eastern states of of the country since 1989.In 2018, this data was included in a report that was made available to the public.There has been an observed increase in the frequency of heavy rainfall occurrences in various regions of India, such as Saurashtra and Kutch, the southeastern, parts of west central and the adjacent states of India.The amount of rain that falls during India's monsoon season has reportedly been decreasing in recent years. 32,33,34,35,36is phenomenon has been observed in many nations, including India. 37,38,39,40This is especially true for carbon dioxide, which is released not only through the combustion of fossil fuels but also due to changes in land use, such as the clearing of forests.Greenhouse gases (GHGs) like carbon dioxide have been gradually increasing in the atmosphere since the beginning of the industrial revolution. 41The production of aerosols and the precursors to those aerosols had and will continue to affect the climate due to human activity.
As long as people keep on doing these things, we'll keep on feeling this effect.In 2019, the levels of CO 2 , methane gas, and nitrous oxide attained unprecedented peaks, as determined by the in-situ monitoring network established by the Global Atmosphere Watch of the World Meteorological Organization.CO 2 was found to be at 410.5±0.2 ppm, CH 4 at 1877±2 ppb, and N 2 O at 332.0±0.1ppb(Figure 3).Table 2 shows that these figures represent 148%, 260%, and 123%, respectively, of pre-industrial levels.Most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions came from just a few nations in 2018: China (26%), the US (13%), the EU (almost 8%), India (7%), and the Russian countries (5%).China has the fifth-highest share of the global total.There were a total of emissions, but these five countries were responsible for 62% of them.The proportion of Japanese contributions was around 3%.As a measure of the balance between emissions and removals, the average atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is a useful proxy for this equilibrium. 42Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are quantified by this concentration.The atmospheric buildup of carbon dioxide will take place over a far longer time frame than was previously believed.Human-caused CO Of all the causes of CH 4 emissions, these three account for 41%, 18%, and 8%, respectively.There is rapid growth in all three of these areas.The triple increase in India's greenhouse gas emissions during the previous three decades, to a total of 3 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent, is a clear indication of the country's rapid economic development.
While waste management and industrial operations are responsible for the first two types of emissions, the third type-the burning of fossil fuels in the energy sector-is the source.Roughly 20% of these emissions can be traced back to agricultural operations.In the energy sector, about 45% are attributable to emissions from power generation, 30% to emissions from industry, and 15% to emissions from transportation. 43Of the remaining 10% of new jobs, agriculture and building construction account for the vast majority.Emissions have surpassed 2 tCO 2 e per person and are predicted to rise by another 3% to 4% annually.In 2017, we reached this milestone.Climate forcing results from a change in the Earth's energy balance, brought on by human activities such as the emission of greenhouse gases and aerosols into the atmosphere. 11The process of global warming is accelerated and made more severe due to the increasing levels of greenhouse gases, which absorb an increasing quantity of infrared radiation from the globe and prevent heat from escaping into space. 44s a result of an external disruption, the Earth's energy balances shifted, and this is what we call "radiant force."This is a helpful method to conceptualize the idea of radiative force.Radiative force and radiant flux are directly correlated with the rate of change in the surface temperature.Human activities are responsible for the vast majority of atmospheric radiative forcing agent increases (including greenhouse gases and aerosols). 45missions of these GHGs and aerosols are included in these human activities.Because of the increased levels of these gases in the atmosphere, the greenhouse effect has been greatly magnified, and the forcing caused by this effect is increasing.The radiative forcing due to GHGs since pre-industrial times was calculated to be 2.45 Wm -2 in 1996, with an uncertainty of 15%, according to the Working Group on Intercomparison of Methods' Second Assessment Report of the IPCC. 46The Working Group on Intercomparison of Methods compiled the data used to produce this estimate.Between 1750 and 1998, there was an increase of 1.48 watts per cubic meter in CO 2 , 0.48 watts per cubic meter in CH 4 , and 0.15 watts per cubic meter in N 2 O.As a result, powerful radiation was released.Higher concentrations of well-mixed greenhouse gases (WMGHGs) have increased the radiative forcing of 0.20 (0.18 to 0.22) W m -2 from the AR4 estimate for 2005.This might represent a rise of 8%.Radiative forcing of WMGHG over the industrial era was expected to be 2.83 (2.54 to 3.12) W m -2 ; the majority of the increase in human forcing since the 1960s can be attributed to increases in CO 2 emissions.CO 2 has a strong impact on radiative forcing, according to the vast majority of scientific opinion. 47,48,49As can be seen in Figure 4, CO 2 is responsible for almost 66% of the total radiative forcing that is induced by greenhouse gas emissions.Human-caused increases in carbon dioxide emissions are directly responsible for a roughly 82% rise in radiative force during the past decade.In 2014, the top three donors to worldwide RF were the United States (21.9 3.1%), the first 15 countries of the European Union (13.7 1.6%), and China (8.6 7.0%).In 2014, China was the primary offender when it came to radio frequency emissions. 50

Change in Forest Lands
The process of maintaining forest ecosystems so that they may give environmental benefits to civilization now includes close monitoring of forest resources.The need to accurately detect the changes occurring in the woods has grown in importance as more and more demands are placed on the nation's forests.There are enough trees to forestall 4.06 billion ha, or 31% of the Earth's surface area.The boreal region is home to 27% of the world's woodlands, making it the second-large forest type after the temperate zone (16%).Eleven percent of the world's forests inhabits in the subtropics.About 45% of the planet's forest cover is located in the tropics.According to the United Nations' FAO, 25% of the world's forest land will be located in Europe by the year 2020. 51Then comes North and Central America at 19%, Africa at 16%, Asia at 15%, and Oceania at 5%.South America accounts for 21%.Forest coverage will be lowest (5%) in Oceania. 52uman activity has led to the loss of 178 million ha (

Forest Carbon Stock
Forests have the potential ability to sink CO 2 from the air and store it as biomass through carbon sequestration. 54Forests are a major carbon sink due to their potential to absorb roughly one-third of all biotic emissions.After that, the carbon is used to grow new plant biomass, which can be anything from the plant's leaves and roots to its wood.Cellulose from the plant may also be present in this biomass. 55The carbon extent is under half of the wood's total dry weight.Because they mature more quickly, younger forests are more effective carbon sinks than their more established counterparts. 56hile they are quite effective at capturing carbon from the air, they lack the infrastructure to store significant amounts of the gas just yet.Due to their long growth and development cycles, the trees that make up older forests can store significantly more carbon than younger forests.This makes the more mature woods more resistant to the effects of global warming.The ability of a tree to absorb carbon from the atmosphere, on the other hand, gradually decreases as the tree ages and lives for a greater length of time.Plants store carbon both in their living biomass (such as leaves and branches) and in the stuff they produce after they die.According to estimates (

Carbon Emissions and Reversal
Agriculture, forestry, and other land uses (AFOLU) are bidirectional in their ability to absorb and release carbon dioxide.The AFOLU sector is entitled for almost 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions 58,59 (net emissions 12 gigatons equivalent of carbon dioxide per year).Land used under different practices, land use changes, and forestry practices (LULUCF) were responsible for 12.5% of all human-caused carbon based emissions between 1990 and 2010.Net total emissions averaged 1.50 metric tons of carbon per year between 2008 and 2017.The average annual net emissions for that time frame, 1990-2009, were 1.14 0.5 Gt C. The average yearly net emissions during that period was 1.14 0.5 Gt C (2008-2017). 60More than 25% of all human-caused emissions worldwide originate in the AFLOU industry.The annual average of CO 2 emissions fell by4.0 Gt CO 2 yr -1 between 2001 and 2010 to 2.9 Gt CO 2 yr-1 between 2011 and 2015, presumably because of the net conversion of forests. 61,62The rate at which the planet is warming was dramatically slowed by this drop in CO 2 emissions.The rate at which global warming is occurring has slowed considerably due in part to this drop in emissions.In-depth studies revealed that, even after their initial decline, the world's remaining forests remained a net C sink, offsetting with 2.1 Gt CO 2 year from the atmosphere between 2011 and 2015 and 2.2 Gt CO 2 annually from 2001 to 2010.Furthermore, the study demonstrated that between 2001 and 2010, the world's surviving forests maintained their annual CO 2 absorption rate at 2.2 Gt.Between 2001 and 2010, the surviving forests on Earth absorbed a progressively decreasing amount of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).From 0.4 Gt CO 2 yr -1 in the duration of 1990s to 1.1 Gt CO 2 yr -1 from 2001 to 2010 and 1.0 Gt CO 2 yr -1 in the years 2011 to 2015 and it found that forest degradation is a major contributor to rising global CO 2 emissions over the past two decades.CO 2 emissions from deforestation, on the other hand, have been fairly constant over the previous few decades.Carbon dioxide emissions throughout the 1990s averaged 1.1 gigatons per year, with deforestation being the primary source. 63e agriculture industry in India was responsible for 407.8 MtCO 2 e in emissions in 2016, or 14.37% of the total emissions of the country. 64The AFOLU sector's share of worldwide emissions in 2015 was only a fraction of what it was in other regions of the world.In India, the sector was responsible for only about 8% of all greenhouse gas emissions.GHG emissions as well removals from changes in the carbon stock in biomass fall under this category of CO 2 and non-CO 2 emissions from detritus and mineral soils.
Changes in detritus and mineral soils also contribute to GHG emissions and removals in this industry.Greenhouse gas emissions and sinks are taken into account in this sector because of their relationship to changes in global surface temperature.Greenhouse gas emissions in Indian farming come mostly from four sources: enteric fermentation; fertilizer and manure management; paddies, food waste and residue burning, and food scraps and agricultural byproducts also add to the problem. 63owever, the growth of between 0.4 and 0.6 GtCO 2 eq/year in global emissions of greenhouse gases caused by fossil fuels can be attributed to the usage of agricultural machinery on croplands. 68he use of fossil fuels caused this.Plants, and especially the trees in forests, play a significant role in sequestering carbon dioxide from the air through a process called photosynthesis.The permanent removal of trees, on the other hand, will lead to a rise in emissions, while the rise in forest cover and other systems depending on trees, such as agroforestry have the potential to dramatically reduce emissions.
One sort of such production system is agroforestry.

Agro-Ecosystem Response to Climate Change
Fluctuations in precipitation, drought, and flood patterns, as well as the migration of pests and diseases, are only a few examples of the direct as well -indirect effects of the present climate If the projected climate change scenario comes to fulfillment, it is expected that the net productivity of the primary crops grown in North America will fall by the turn of the twenty-first century. 65Central and South American researchers concluded that there will be significant regional variation in the effects of agricultural output changes on food security.Both of these continents were host to the research.
Research investigating the effects of climate change in Africa has found that declining cereal crop yields are a predicted outcome due to increased temperatures and altered patterns of precipitation over the areas. 66Economically significant perennial crops like roses and rhododendrons could be harmed by an increase in temperature.Pests, weeds, and diseases are already having a significant impact on agricultural production, but climate change is predicted to exacerbate this trend.This is because the transmission of pests, weeds, and diseases is facilitated. 53The extreme scarcity of usable water is one of the most pressing issues in Asia and a key factor in the region's development.In certain regions of Asia's terrestrial ecosystems, the recent climate change has altered plant phenologies, growth rates, and distributions. 25Plant communities of varying types have been responsible for these shifts.These findings were published in an article in the journal Climate.According to projections, biodiversity, and ecological impacts, such as species extinction, will be less severe at a global warming level of 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to a level of 2 degrees Celsius.This is because a greater variety of organisms can endure in the cold.The services provided by terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal ecosystems to humans are predicted to be more secure if global warming is kept to 1.5 degrees Celsius rather than 2 degrees Celsius. 36,79Wheat and paddy harvests in some parts of India have already begun to show the negative effects of rising temperatures, water stress, and a decrease in the number of days it rains.
The decline in precipitation is the root cause of this phenomenon.Precipitation days are decreasing in frequency in certain regions.Under the medium-term (2020-2039) climate change scenario, agriculture sectoral output is predicted to fall by between 4.5 and 9%.Between 2020 and 2039, this will occur.This decrease will be conditional on the intensity and location of warming.In India, dryland farming accounts for about 80% of the country's agricultural land, providing 40% of the country's food grain and at least 65% of its cow population.India, behind China, is the world's second-largest producer of food. 69

Policies for Ecosystem Sustainability
Governments at COP21 of the UNFCC devoted to drafting a new global climate treaty by the end of the summit.It is expected that between 2012 and 2030, global carbon dioxide emissions will total between 700 and 800 Gt, based on the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by all of the main emitters. 11,45This document outlined the climate actions India intended to take after 2020.One of India's goals is to build an additional carbon sink of between 2.5 and 3.0 bill.tonnes of equivalent CO 2 , and the country has pledged to increase its forest and tree cover by the year 2030 to achieve this goal.Human efforts to recover naturally occurring forests may be responsible for up to 60% of the overall C sink that can be accomplished by 2030 (Fig. 5).The NDC's policies and programs have many aims, including those listed here: promoting clean energy, especially the renewable sources of energy, improving energy efficiency, creating less carbon-intensive and more robust urban centers, converting waste into wealth, developing smart, and sustainable green transportation networks, reducing pollution; and increasing forest and tree cover to act as carbon sinks.The Forest Conservation Act of 1980 is one of the most effective laws in India for preventing the conversion of forest land into nonforest uses if it is properly administered and enforced.The amount of land changed from its original use to one that does not entail the use of trees has decreased significantly since the introduction of this regulation.Implementing the Green India Mission correctly is one of the eight missions outlined in the National Action Plan to Combat Climate Change (NAPCC), which prioritizes protecting ecosystem services like mangroves, wetlands, and vital habitats and increasing biodiversity. 70 To make the agricultural industry less susceptible to climate change, the Indian government launched the National Agroforestry Policy in 2014. 71,72,73he policy suggests creating a Mission or Board to help the agroforestry sector grow more systematically, which is necessary to meet the need for the sector to flourish.

Conclusion
Even though the burning of the fossil fuels from all sources, still the key cause of rising GHG levels, agriculture and shifts in land use have substantial impacts and add greatly to the problem.Successful climate change mitigation requires many different actions, but one of the most crucial is the decrease and eventual elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural land.Given that trees can take up and store a sizable amount of carbon, the forest products sector has a great chance to mitigate climate change's negative effects.
Because trees can take in and store a lot of carbon, we have a chance to make use of this.Therefore, all forest-related mitigation activities should aim to cut down on carbon emissions while simultaneously increasing forest carbon sequestration.Many strategies are being explored to improve the carbon sink which can be attained through increased forest and tree cover.These strategies include afforestation of wastelands, reforestation of damaged forests, restoration of open forests, and agroforestry.The objective of these actions is to fortify ecosystems so that more ecosystem services may be provided.
Restoring natural forests to their former glory should be a primary focus of any comprehensive plan to protect water and soil.When crafting environmental policy, it's crucial to keep two primary objectives in mind: preserving ecological balance and fostering environmental stability.

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Fig. 2: Trends of the mean annual land surface air temperature and anomalies over India for the period 1901-2019 and anomalies over the period of 1981 to 2010.(Source: IMD, 2020)

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Fig. 3: Global annual mean mole fractions of CO 2 from the WMO GAW global GHG observational network during 1984-2019 (Source: WDCGG, https://gaw.kishou.go.jp/) The National Afforestation Program has been active since 2000-2002 with the intention of both expanding and preserving the existing forest cover.Help from the public is needed to restore the area's woodlands after recent destruction.In 2006-2007, the Indian government launched a program called the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) to increase the amount of non-forested public and private land used for bamboo farming to increase farmer income and make these regions more resilient to the possessions of climate change.It's generally recognized that agroforestry's potential to improve local climates, protect natural resources, and generate supplemental food and cash flows could lessen the severity of climate change's negative impacts.

Table 1 : Observed changes in India land mean annual and seasonal surface air temperature between 1986 and 2015 Season Temperature trends 1986-2015 (°C per decade)
*indicates significant trend (Source:Krishnan et al., 2020)

Table 2 : Global annual surface mean abundances and trends of key greenhouse gases in 2019
Assuming a pre-industrial mole fraction of 278 ppm for CO2, 722 ppb for CH 4 and 270 ppb for N 2 O.

Table 3 : Trend markers for India's annual change in CO 2 emissions over a period of time
* Total Primary Energy Supply (Source:Olivier and Peters, 2020)

Table 6 )
57forests may hold a total of 662 Gt (163 tonnes/ha) of carbon: 68.0 Gt in decayed matter, 300 Gt in soil OM, and 295 Gt in live biomass.Global forest carbon stock lowered by 668 Gt to 662 Gt between 1990 and 2020 as the total amount of land covered in forest cover typically decreased over that time.Parts of East Asian, Western and Central Asian, Europe, and North American regions have all had substantial increases in the amount of carbon sink in their forest as biomass, whereas South American and Western and Central Africa have also witnessed major decreases.The reason for this is that the total carbon stock in forests is directly correlated to the amount of biomass found there.Carbon stock estimates are presented in Table7below, with the levels of forest cover over time as evaluated by the Forest Health Index (FSI).You may see these tiers in the table below.The table shows that carbon stock tends to increase steadily over time, just like the rate at which forests and tree cover are expanding.This is so because carbon stock typically displays a correlational relationship with tree and forest cover.The 2019 Indian Forest Survey estimates that 3121 GtC of biomass and an additional 4003 GtC of soil organic carbon reservoir in India's forests.Total forest carbon reserves increased from 6663 Mt in 2004 to 7204 Mt in 2021, as reported by the Forest Survey of India.44Bycontrasting the years 2004 and 2021, we were able to gather the data presented here.The increase can be attributed to a confluence of factors between 2004 and 2019.About 117 MtCO 2 e were sequestered on land, which includes forests, in 2015, creating a net sink for carbon dioxide.Reduced quantities of atmospheric carbon are indicated by this value.Having stated that it is crucial to bring to your attention the fact that in 2012 and 2013 (respectively 65 million t CO 2 e), estimates of CO 2 absorption related to land suffered a considerable reduction.Despite this, it continued to grow in the year that followed and was much bigger than it had been in 2011.India's massive carbon deposit (7124 GtC, or 26,145 billion tonnes of CO 2 ) has significant positive effects on both world and Indian climates.Both climates depend critically on these ecosystem services.57

Table 7 : Details of Carbon pool reported by FSI in different Years
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