Dr P K Joshi is a Professor at the School of Environmental Science at Jawaharlal Nehru University. In this episode of 'Understanding the Future of Urban Forests’, with Dr P K Joshi, we explore the forests in urban area as well as the national level schemes supporting the same.

In this episode, we start the conversation with understanding the difference between forests and urban forests. We further try to understand the how to manage resources for urban forests and advantages and challenges of forests in an urban area. We also try to understand different components of the forest ecosystem. We further dive into the Nagar Van scheme and Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act to comprehend the government initiatives in the field. At last, we try to understand the skills required to work in the field of urban forests.

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