ABSTRACT
The author uses recent advances in scientific and socioecological knowledge to explore the role of forests in mitigating global warming as well as the possible policy changes that are required for sustainable mitigatory action in the Indian context. In particular, she emphasizes the importance of protecting and restoring natural forests as opposed to monocultural plantations. She also proposes possible amelioratory processes based on direct financial payments to communities, NGOs, scientists, corporate bodies and local government as a way to incentivise future forest restoration.
