National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (NAEB)

• It was setup in August 1992
• It is responsible for promoting afforestation,tree planting, ecological restoration and ecodevelopment activities in the country, with special attention to the degraded forest areas and lands adjoining the forest areas, national parks, sanctuaries, and other protected areas as well as the ecologically fragile areas like the Western Himalayas,Aravallis, Western Ghats, etc.
• It evolves mechanisms for ecological restoration of degraded forest areas and adjoining lands through systematic planning and implementation, in a cost-effective manner.
• It reafforestation, fodder, timber, and other forest produce on the degraded forest and adjoining lands to meet the demands for these items.
• It sponsors research and extension of research fidings to disseminate new and proper technologies for the regeneration and development of degraded forest areas and adjoining lands.