Summary
More forests help keep the air clean and protect animals.
Kids and families are helping by planting saplings.
The country wants to fix places where trees were cut down.
Key Points
4 points1
Forest area now covers about 25% of India.
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India is the 9th biggest country for forest land.
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Goal: restore 26 million hectares of land by 2030.
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Over 3.5 billion tiny trees have been planted.
New Words to Learn
10 wordssustainable
lasting and good for the Earth over a long time
restoration
making something that was damaged become healthy again
carbon sink
a place like a forest that takes in carbon dioxide from the air
degraded
damaged or worn out
landscape
the way the land looks, including trees, hills, and water
afforestation
planting new forests where there were none before
reforestation
planting trees again in places where forests were cut down
biodiversity
many different kinds of plants and animals living together
capacity development
helping people learn new skills and abilities
technology transfer
sharing useful tools and knowledge with others
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