| Mitigation option* | Environmental | Social | Economic | |||
| Co-benefits | Extent of impact | Co-benefits | Extent of impact | Co-benefits | Extent of impact | |
| Afforestation (Wastelands) | - Biodiversity - Prevention of soil erosion - Watershed protection - Restoration of degraded lands | Low | - Biomass for fuelwood - Poles and small timber for construction - Timber-through sharing mechanisms evolved with the forest department - Cohesive institutions set up | Medium | - Employment in forest nurseries - Employment during plantation establishment and maintenance - Share of returns from timber harvested. - If non-timber forest product yielding species are planting, returns from sale of produce | High |
| Forest protection (Moderately dense forests)** | - Biodiversity and habitat conservation - Biomass enhancement - Watershed protection - Soil fertility improvement | High | - This is a protected and conservation area with no direct social benefits | NA | - Attract international finance through REDD+ | Medium |
| Natural regeneration (Open forests) | - Biodiversity conservation - Biomass enhancement - Slowing or halting of forest degradation - Watershed protection - Prevention of soil erosion and soil protection | Medium | - Indigenous species and forest produce available for subsistence purposes on regeneration and growth | Medium |
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| Agroforestry (Pasture and grazing lands, long fallow and marginal croplands) | - Biodiversity - Enhanced area under trees outside forests - Restoration of degrading pastures - Greening of fallow lands - Soil fertility improvement. - Provision of ecosystem services via ecosystem conservation and sustainable management | High | - Access to quality seedlings and markets - Fruits for supplementing nutritional requirements of the family - Poles and small timber for construction at the household or farm level - Enhanced resilience of community to tide over crop failure and loss | High | - Diversification of income sources - Fruit produce could be marketed to supplement or substitute income from agriculture (during crop failure period) - Timber from long rotation species marketed | High |