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21 mn hectares of land restored, goal achieved

The New Indian Express Kannur

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June 18, 2026

INDIA successfully achieved its initial Bonn Challenge target of restoring over 21.76 million hectares (mha) of degraded and deforested land, saving it from desertification, and is on track to meet the second target of restoring an additional 5 mha by 2030.

- JITENDRA CHOUBEY

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced the details on Wednesday at the release of “India’s Second Progress Report on the Bonn Challenge: 2011—2020 Assessment of Progress in Restoration Efforts Across the States and Union Territories”.

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