India, Germany signs joint declaration of Intent on Forest Landscape Restoration

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India and Germany have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on Forest Landscape Restoration.

• The joint declaration was signed between Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav and Germany's Minister of Environment and Nature Conservation Steffi Lemke.

• The Joint Declaration will provide a platform to further enhance partnership and support in areas such as climate protection and conservation of biodiversity.

• This will also help in strengthening Indo-German cooperation.

• The joint declaration will enable the two countries to successfully partner with each other and expand bilateral cooperation in the areas of forest landscape restoration, environment and climate change.

• About Forest Landscape Restoration

• It is an ongoing process of regaining ecological functionality and enhancing human well-being in deforestation or degraded forest landscapes.

• It is much more than just planting trees – it is restoring entire landscapes to meet current and future needs and for many benefits and land uses over time.

• This manifests through various processes such as: new plantations, managed natural regeneration, agroforestry, or better land management to accommodate the land use mosaic, including agriculture, protected wildlife reserves, managed plantations, riverside plantings, etc.