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Table 2
(continued)
Schemes and programmes
Activities
Ninth Five Year Plan (1997–2002), the scheme is being operated in 25 States – Financial allocation of Rs. 80.5 million
– Conservation and improvement of the non-timber forest produce,
including medicinal plants
– Increasing the production of and replenishing the stock of non-timber
forest produce and medicinal plants
Sub-programme on “Medicinal Plants Conservation and Sustainable
Utilisation”—UNDP (1999)
– The activities include survey and inventorisation of medicinal plants in the
selected areas in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
– Setting up of 8 Medicinal Plants Conservation Areas (MPCAs) in each of
these states. These areas are demarcated as “no harvest zones”
Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT),
Bangalore (NGO)
– In situ conservation areas have been marked
Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme
– The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) operates the Small
Grants Programme on behalf of Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
– Twenty Four projects were approved in 1995 and 1997 (20 on
Biodiversity and 4 on Climate Change covering 12 States)
Botanical Survey of India (BSI)
– Responsible for inventorisation of plant resources and compilation of the
flora of India
Indian Council of Forest Research (ICFRE)
– Collection of germplasm of the 25 plant species identified by the Task
Force for cultivation
– To make available high quality planting material by developing a network
on nursery of medicinal plants
– Human-resource development by organising training programmes on
agropractices, post-harvest technology and quality control techniques
Wild Life Wing of Forest Department
– Establishment of 200 Medicinal Plant Conservation Area (MPCA)
State Forest Departments
– Identify forest areas rich in medicinal plants for intense management
– Establishment of 200 “Vanaspati Van” in degraded forest areas
Source
Planning Commission (2000, 2013) and other sources
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Table 2
(continued)
Schemes and programmes
Activities
Ninth Five Year Plan (1997–2002), the scheme is being operated in 25 States – Financial allocation of Rs. 80.5 million
– Conservation and improvement of the non-timber forest produce,
including medicinal plants
– Increasing the production of and replenishing the stock of non-timber
forest produce and medicinal plants
Sub-programme on “Medicinal Plants Conservation and Sustainable
Utilisation”—UNDP (1999)
– The activities include survey and inventorisation of medicinal plants in the
selected areas in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
– Setting up of 8 Medicinal Plants Conservation Areas (MPCAs) in each of
these states. These areas are demarcated as “no harvest zones”
Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT),
Bangalore (NGO)
– In situ conservation areas have been marked
Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme
– The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) operates the Small
Grants Programme on behalf of Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
– Twenty Four projects were approved in 1995 and 1997 (20 on
Biodiversity and 4 on Climate Change covering 12 States)
Botanical Survey of India (BSI)
– Responsible for inventorisation of plant resources and compilation of the
flora of India
Indian Council of Forest Research (ICFRE)
– Collection of germplasm of the 25 plant species identified by the Task
Force for cultivation
– To make available high quality planting material by developing a network
on nursery of medicinal plants
– Human-resource development by organising training programmes on
agropractices, post-harvest technology and quality control techniques
Wild Life Wing of Forest Department
– Establishment of 200 Medicinal Plant Conservation Area (MPCA)
State Forest Departments
– Identify forest areas rich in medicinal plants for intense management
– Establishment of 200 “Vanaspati Van” in degraded forest areas
Source
Planning Commission (2000, 2013) and other sources