Government releases Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India
Integrity Education, Delhi
18, Jun 2021
Published by: Space Application Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad
17th June: World Day to Combat Desertification
About 29.32% of the Total Geographical Area of the country is undergoing the process of desertification/land degradation.
India hosted the 14th session of Conference of Parties (COP 14) of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019.
India is striving towards achieving the national commitments of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) by 2030
National Afforestation & Eco-Development Board (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) is implementing the “National Afforestation Programme (NAP)” for ecological restoration of degraded forest areas.
Other schemes: Green India Mission, Compensatory Afforestation Fund, Nagar Van Yojana etc.