India adds 3 mn hectares of forest area to achieve land degradation neutrality

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that India is on track to achieve its national commitment to land degradation neutrality.

New Delhi: India in order to restore the global ecosystem embarked upon land conservation measures, adding 3 million hectares of forest area in the past decade to achieve its national commitment of land degradation neutrality. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that India is on track to achieve its national commitment to land degradation neutrality. He made the remarks during a keynote address at the UN "High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought", reported Saudi Gazette. "Affecting about 40 percent of the global population, countless livelihoods are today endangered because of land degradation," PM Modi remarked. He said that the thrust on rejuvenating barren land and sustained afforestation has caught many in the world by surprise. ALSO READ: Global warming dangerously close to spiralling out of control, says UN climate change report