Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Minister Urges Aravalli Restoration for Combating Desertification
India is working to protect its environment.
The government is asking people to help restore forests, especially in the Aravalli region.
They want people to plant trees that grow naturally in the area.
The goal is to fix land damaged by things like too much farming with chemicals.
Everyone is encouraged to plant trees, and the government has programs to help.
This is part of a bigger plan to stop the desert from spreading and protect the environment.
Environment Minister urges public to restore degraded Aravalli forests.
Focus on using native plant species in restoration efforts.
Desertification is a significant concern in India, linked to unsustainable practices.
Community-led restoration projects, like 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam,' are encouraged.
The Green Wall Project aims to combat desertification through afforestation.
- Who
- Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav
- What
- The Union Environment Minister called for community participation in the restoration of the Aravalli region.
- When
- Addressed on a national workshop.
- Where
- Arid Forest Research Institute (ICFRE-AFRI) in Jodhpur
- Why
- To combat desertification and promote ecological restoration.
- Minister
- Bhupender Yadav
- Key Issue
- Desertification
- Project
- Green Wall Project
- Location
- Aravalli Region
- Initiatives
- Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, Matri Van, Amrit Sarovar
Sources
Photo essay: Nine ways of seeing deserts as landscapes of richness – not symbols of failure
Aravalli Green Wall Project: Bhupender Yadav urges people to create forests
Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav calls for ecological empowerment of India by 2047
