"As opposed to reforestation, where trees are cultivated on lands that were recently forests, India’s plan calls for afforestation – cultivating land that hasn’t had trees for a long period of time. The Indian government said they aim to spend $6.2 billion on afforestation through a Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill. Their goal? Increase forest cover on total land from 21.34 percent up to 33 percent." Read the full story by Lacy Cooke.... Continue reading