Plastic-free forests campaign launched in Budgam

Plastic-free forests campaign launched in Budgam

Budgam, Apr 5: On the International Day of Conscience observed on April 5, 2025, the Pir Panjal Forest Division launched a campaign ‘plastic-free forests’ aimed at promoting environmental consciousness and preventing forest fires through sustainable practices and indigenous knowledge systems. The officials from Raithan Forest Range and Dood Ganga Range organised an awareness campaign focused on promoting plastic-free forests around the Doodhpath…

Forests currently bind about 7.8 billion tons of CO2 per year, one fifth of the human-made emissions. However, their storage capacity is increasingly endangered by climate change, deforestation and forest fires, as a study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows. We are talking to Dr. Florian Humpenöder from PIK about the urgency of greater forest protection, faster decarbonisation and sustainable land use in order to se…