Context: India can become a leader in forest restoration if it supports community forest rights.
Background: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently addressed the UN High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought and reiterated India’s track to achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030, citing the example of the Banni grassland.
About Banni Grasslands:
Challenges of restoration:
Prospects Of India In Forest Restoration:
Initiatives to restore degraded landscape:
Way Forward: Global attention is on ecosystem restoration — the United Nations theme for the decade.