Warming will increase forest fires by 30-40%.
Severe heat waves are known to damage crop production, exacerbate drought conditions, increase forest fire risks and raise death rates in urban areas, Coumou said.
India's government recognised the value of trees on farms in 2014 with the world's first national agroforestry policy (pdf), which aims to help increase forest or tree cover to 33% from the present 21%.
Hotter, drier conditions are likely to increase forest flammability, at least initially.
Stand thinning and fertilization are silvicultural practices that increase forest productivity in many situations.
Furthermore, land prices for agriculture land have increased considerably, and forest land prices moderately throughout the world, which would increase forest investment returns.
Wen also noted plans this year to "accelerate afforestation, increase forest carbon sinks, and expand our forests by at least 5.92 million hectares".
Nonetheless, tree encroachment could increase forest protection against landslides and avalanches in the context of global change.
Hence the SFP failed to significantly increase forest cover or improve the livelihoods of the target populations.
The National Forest Policy defined by the Government of India in 1988 aims to increase forest and tree cover throughout the country, thereby enhancing forest ecosystem services to local communities.
Phoebe bournei (Hemsley) Yang, as one of the representative species of subtropical evergreen broadleaf forests in Asia, has a unique potential to increase forest carbon sink.
