Summary
The country has added many new trees, covering 82.74 million hectares.
It aims to turn 26 million hectares of empty land into healthy forests.
Projects like the Aravalli Green Wall and mangrove planting are part of the effort.
Key Points
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India’s forest cover is now about one‑quarter of the nation.
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Ranks 9th worldwide for total forest area.
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Created an extra carbon‑absorbing space of 2.29 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2021.
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Targeting up to 4 billion tonnes of carbon absorption by 2035.
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More than 3.5 billion saplings planted under the ‘Plant for Mother Earth’ campaign.
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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