Compensatory Afforestation: Initiatives in India

Status of Afforestation in India

  • In the last 10 years, more than 1,611 square km of forest land, a little more than the area of Delhi, has been cleared for infrastructure or industrial projects.
  • Nearly a third of this — 529 sq km — has been cleared in the last three years itself.
  • Government data also shows that total forest cover had increased by 1,540 square km in the two years between 2019 and 2021.
  • India is targeting to increase its forest and tree cover absorb an additional amount of 2.5 billion to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by ....
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