The Center for Wildlife Studies said that while tree planting is widely promoted as a natural solution to climate change, biodiversity loss and rural livelihoods, many programs fail to achieve these benefits, often because trees do not survive or are planted in ways that limit their ecological value. | Photo Credit: ANIL KUMAR SASTRY/File Photo
A global team of scientists in a new study conducted near Nagarahole and Bandipur Tiger Reserve has revealed that while there is a lot of interest in planting trees, farmers tend to prefer planting methods that maximize private benefits, such as planting timber trees along farm boundaries.
The study, titled Leading Private Afforestation to Enhance Public Goods Delivery: Understanding Farmers’ Multidimensional Preferences for Trees in India, published in Ecological Economics, found that tree planting proposals that offer greater biodiversity and carbon benefits are less preferred and often require financial incentives to encourage adoption.
Published – 15 Apr 2026 21:31 IST
