Knowledge Themes

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN)

SDG Target 15.3

Bonn Challenge

Aravalli Green Wall Project

Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) - Watershed Development

National Afforestation Programme (NAP)

Green India Mission (GIM)

Soil Health Card Scheme

CAMPA Funds

International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA)

Changwon Initiative

Rio+20 Conference

UNCCD COP14 New Delhi Declaration

Structural Subtopics

Difference between land degradation and desertification in drylands
Status of land degradation in India (ISRO's Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas)
Anthropogenic drivers of soil erosion and vegetation loss
Impact of faulty irrigation on soil salinity and waterlogging
Economic costs of land degradation on India's GDP
Sustainable Development Goal 15.3 and the concept of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN)
India's national commitment to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030
Role of UNCCD and outcomes of COP14 (Delhi Declaration)
National Action Programme (NAP) to combat desertification
Sustainable Land Management (SLM) technologies and the LDN response hierarchy (Avoid Reduce Reverse)
Integration of watershed management (WDC-PMKSY 2.0) in land restoration
Role of the Bonn Challenge and the Great Green Wall initiative
Impact of invasive species like Prosopis juliflora on grassland ecosystems
Linkages between land tenure security and sustainable land use practices

Full AI-synthesized study material for Desertification & Land Degradation — LDN Targets is being calibrated.