Land Degradation in India: Causes, Impacts & Initiatives

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  • Between 2015 and 2019, UNCCD data revealed that 30.51 million hectares of India's land faced degradation, marking 9.45% of the nation's total landmass. This statistic showed a significant rise from the 4.42% recorded in 2015.
  • The land degradation in India equals an area roughly equivalent to 43 million football fields, as per the UNCCD assessment.
  • The UNCCD's dashboard released on October 25, 2023, highlighted that around 251.71 million Indians (18.39% of the population) faced land degradation. Moreover, about 854.4 million individuals experienced drought from 2015 to 2018.
  • Globally, data indicated an annual loss of at least 100 million hectares of productive ....
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