NEW DELHI: India is working towards restoring 2.6 crore hectares of degraded land by 2030 and is assisting fellow developing countries to develop land-restoration strategies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a high-level UN dialogue on Monday.
Asserting that land degradation affects over two-thirds of the world today, Modi said if left unchecked, it will erode the very foundations of our societies, economies, food security, health, safety and quality of life.
Therefore, we have to reduce the tremendous pressure on land and its resources. Clearly, a lot of work lies ahead of us. But we can do it. We can do it together, he said.
The prime minister made these remarks in his virtual address at the UN High Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought at the United Nations.
Land is the fundamental building block for supporting all lives and livelihoods, he said, adding that all of us understand that the web of life functions as an inter-connected system.
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