Govt – Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility
Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme
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- The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme.
- Objective – to promote sustainable forest management and agroforestry in India.
- The scheme has three main components:
- Forest Management Certification
- Tree Outside Forest (TOF) Management Certification
- Chain of Custody (COC) Certification
- Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal will act as the scheme operating agency and will be responsible for overall management of the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme
