NAMA - GIZ - pilot implementation of India's Forestry NAMA in Assam

The proposed initiative aims to enhance carbon sequestration and to reduce pressure on forests from unsustainable collection of fuelwood through sustainable fuel wood management, deployment of energy efficient technologies and alternative fuel in select districts of Assam. This would be achieved through: (1) Increased supply of fuelwood and enhancing carbon sequestration from plantation and assisted natural regeneration (ANR); (2) Promotion of efficient and clean fuelwood technologies such as improved cookstoves, LPG, and biogas; and (3) Capacity building of stakeholders for effective and sustained adoption of the fuelwood saving technologies and adopting alternative livelihood options.