Roadmap for Scaling Trees Outside Forests in India: Learnings from Select States on Policy Incentives, Enabling Conditions, and Barriers

The document outlines a roadmap for expanding trees outside forests (ToF) in India, highlighting the potential for 80 million hectares of such trees to sequester 3.4 Gt CO2e by 2040. By analyzing policy incentives in Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, and Telangana, the paper identifies barriers and enabling conditions for agroforestry and other ToF approaches. It recommends landscape-level restoration strategies, the protection of traditional ToF systems, targeted support for women and marginalized groups, and an improved enabling environment to motivate practitioners.

• Expanding trees outside forests (ToF) in India offers substantial climate and socio-economic benefits, with the potential for nearly 80 million hectares to sequester 3.4 gigatons of carbon dioxide-equivalent by 2040, while simultaneously supporting food and livelihood security for rural poor and vulnerable populations.
• To scale ToF, the paper recommends implementing landscape-level restoration plans, shifting incentives to support research on traditional ToF systems, addressing the specific needs of marginalized groups and women who rely on multipurpose trees, and enhancing the overall enabling environment for existing incentives.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Roadmap for Scaling Trees Outside Forests in India: Learnings from Select States on Policy Incentives, Enabling Conditions, and Barriers. https://www.wri.org/research/roadmap-scaling-trees-outside-forests-india

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Roadmap for Scaling Trees Outside Forests in India: Learnings from Select States on Policy Incentives, Enabling Conditions, and Barriers. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/roadmap-scaling-trees-outside-forests-india.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendroadmap, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Roadmap for Scaling Trees Outside Forests in India: Learnings from Select States on Policy Incentives, Enabling Conditions, and Barriers}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/roadmap-scaling-trees-outside-forests-india}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }