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India’s Forest Restoration Plans Unveiled at Global Forestry Meeting

At the 28th session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Committee on Forestry in Rome, India highlighted its forest and landscape restoration work.

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Key Points

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Forest cover: 82.74 million hectares (≈25 % of India).

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Global rank: 9th in total forest area, 3rd in annual forest gain.

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Restoration target: 26 million hectares by 2030; 21.76 million already in progress.

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Carbon sink increase: 2.29 billion tonnes CO₂e (2021) → aim 3.5‑4 billion tonnes by 2035.

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Major projects: Aravalli Green Wall, MISHTI mangrove program, ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam – Plant for Mother Earth’ with >3.5 billion saplings.

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India supports international cooperation, financing, and knowledge sharing for forest restoration.

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Summary

The nation now has 82.74 million hectares of forest, about 25 % of its land area, placing it ninth globally.

India aims to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, with 21.76 million hectares already under restoration.

Key initiatives include the Aravalli Green Wall, mangrove restoration through the MISHTI project, and expanding protected wetland areas to 101 sites.

The country has created an additional carbon sink of 2.29 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and targets up to 4 billion tonnes by 2035.

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New Words to Learn

14 words
Food and Agriculture Organization
an international group that works to improve food and farming around the world
Committee on Forestry
a meeting of countries that talks about forests and how to protect them
sustainable
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
carbon dioxide equivalent
a way to measure how much a greenhouse gas can warm the planet, compared to carbon dioxide
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
wetland
an area of land that is often wet, like a marsh or swamp, important for many animals
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