Archive · 18 Jun 2025
India's Revised Green India Mission Focuses on Landscape Restoration
India is updating its Green India Mission to make the country greener.
The plan focuses on restoring vulnerable areas like the Aravallis, Western Ghats, mangroves, and the Himalayas.
The mission includes planting native trees and conserving soil.
It aims to create natural carbon sinks to help fight climate change.
The goal is to improve the environment and increase forest and tree cover.
The Green India Mission (GIM) is being updated to focus on restoring vulnerable landscapes such as the Aravallis and Western Ghats.
The revised mission document covers the period of 2021-2030.
The mission aims to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
Restoration efforts include planting native tree species and soil and moisture conservation.
The revised document was released at an event marking World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought in Jodhpur.
- Who
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.
- What
- The Indian government is updating the Green India Mission, focusing on restoring vulnerable landscapes.
- When
- The revised document was released in June 2024, covering the 2021-2030 period.
- Where
- Focusing on Aravallis, Western Ghats, mangroves, and Himalayas in India.
- Why
- To protect, restore, and enhance India’s forest cover and combat climate change.
Environmental Degradation
Environmental Restoration
Environmental Degradation
Environmental Degradation
Deforestation, felling of trees, and illegal mining have degraded ecosystems.
Environmental Restoration
The revised mission aims to address environmental degradation and restore ecosystems.
- Mission Goal
- Restore vulnerable landscapes
- Target Areas
- Aravallis, Western Ghats, Himalayas, mangroves
- Carbon Sink Goal
- 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent
- Launched
- February 2014
- Involved Area (2015-2021)
- 11.22 million hectares
