Context: India’s forest and tree cover, over the decade, encompassed nearly 25% of its geographical area.

• India plans to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.
• India’s forest and tree cover, over the decade, encompassed nearly 25% of its geographical area.
• India had doubled its tiger count (from 2010) ahead of the prescribed deadline of 2022.
• India had organized two major conventions on biodiversity — a global convention on desertification in 2019 and another on migratory species — underlining the country’s commitment to biodiversity.

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