India at UNCCD COP17
India argued its case on degraded land twice in 2026. At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar it launched a first national guide to grasslands and other open natural ecosystems, reported 21.76 million hectares brought under restoration in 2011-2020 under its Bonn Challenge pledge, and used four ministerial dialogues to press for community-led rangeland repair, drought resilience over drought relief, and predictable international finance for land. Weeks later it was the host: the Global Dryland Congress 2026 in New Delhi, run by ICAR with ICRISAT, drew more than 800 experts from over 25 countries and closed by adopting the Delhi Declaration on Drylands.
- UNCCD COP17
- grasslands
- open natural ecosystems
- Land Degradation Neutrality
- Ulaanbaatar
- ATREE
- Bhupender Yadav
- Global Dryland Congress
- Delhi Declaration on Drylands
- ICRISAT
- rainfed agriculture
- watershed development
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