The SLSC is the highest decision-making body for the Project. It should meet once a year to provide policy support to the Project and also approve Annual Action Plans and Annual Budgets for the project. It will also approve and endorse the operational manual of SPMU. The SLSC has been notified vide HP Govt. notification no. FFE-B-F (5)1/2015 dated 17-2-2016 and no. FFE-B-F (5)1/2013 dated 22-11-2016.
The composition of SLSC is as under:
The Executive has been notified by HP Govt. notification no. FFE-B-F (5)1/2015 dated 6-10-2016 and notification no. FFE-B-F (5)1/2013 dated 22-11-2016. The Executive Committee composition is as under:
The overall objective of the envisaged project is “Forest ecosystems in HP are managed in a way, that the risks of climate change and its negative impacts are minimized and/or mitigated, resulting in an increase in biodiversity of the treated Himalayan ecosystems and sustained income in rural areas from sustainable management of natural resources”. The project is expected to lead to reduced forest degradation, increased biodiversity, enhanced income for forest-dependent communities in vulnerable landscapes, increased availability of spring water in treated spring catchment areas and sustainable management of forests in the project area.