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Restoring Degraded Land: Target Revised
September 10 , 2019
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- PM Modi has announced that India will aim to rehabilitate 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.
- Earlier the target was 21 million and it has now been revised.
- The decision was announced at the 14th session of Conference of Parties (COP) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) being held at New Delhi.
Findings submitted at UNCCD COP 14
- According to some researchers three animal species in India are under severe threat of extinction due to desertification.
- They are Indian Cheetah, pink-headed duck and Great Indian Bustard.
- Desertification is caused due to insecticides, pesticides, conversion to agricultural land, industries and chemicals.
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