Grow Forest Certification
Forests play an important role in mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Forests are considered as sink, reservoir and source of carbon. Healthy and growing forests sequester and store more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem. Carbon sequestration by forests has attracted much interest globally as it is a relatively inexpensive means of mitigation of climate change.
Due to extreme deforestation, sustainable forest management has now become an issue at the international level. One of the topmost reasons behind deforestation is the nation’s developmental activities.
We depend on forests for our survival, from the air we breathe to the wood we use. Besides providing habitats for animals and livelihoods for humans, forests also maintain biological diversity, watershed protection, prevent soil erosion, mitigate climate change, provide recreation facilities, improve air quality and help alleviate poverty. The forest wealth in our country is extremely diverse as a result of the huge variation in the topography of the country. Yet, despite our dependence on forests, we are still allowing them to disappear.