Forest Rights

Syllabus- General Studies 2 (Governance) Issues relating to quality of life: livelihood, poverty, hunger, disease and social inclusiveness. Context Recently PM Modi in an address to the UN High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought, reiterated that India was on track to achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030. He cited the example of the Banni grassland in Gujarat where the region’s highly degraded lands were being restored and the livelihoods of pastoralists supported using what he termed a “novel approach.” About Banni grassland: One of Asia’s largest tropical grasslands, Banni is home to great biological diversity and is the lifeline of its....Read More