Trees Beyond Forests Initiative

Current Context: The Assam government and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) together launched the Trees Beyond Forests initiative: The “Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI)” program.

• The primary objective of the initiative is to bring together farmers, businessmen, and private institutions to increase the trees in the state’s non-traditional forests.
• This initiative aims to:

1. enhance agriculture’s climate resilience
2. support global climate change mitigation and adaptation goals
3. increase carbon sequestration
4. aid local populations

• The goal of the state government of Assam is to increase tree cover outside of traditional forests by 2.8 million hectares.
• This initiative will enhance India’s attempt towards reaching the target of adding 2.5 to 3 billion tons of carbon sink by 2030.
• The USA has granted USD 25 million to the 7 states under the TOFI program, namely:

1. Assam
2. Odisha
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Tamil Nadu
6. Haryana
7. Rajasthan

Question:

Q.1 The “Trees Beyond Forest” initiative is of?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Assam
c. Mizoram
d. Uttar Pradesh