Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India

DESERTIFICATION CELL

Elucidation of the 4th National Report submitted to UNCCD Secretariat 2010

This report not only encompasses the Government of India's initiatives but also Civil Society's contribution in addressing the issues of desertification, land degradation and drought.Read Report...

India's Fourth National Report
Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System
As a signatory to the UNCCD, India has been meeting its obligations through implementation of various programmes and reporting the progress to the UNCCD every 4 years. The fourth National Report has been submitted to the UNCCD secretariat. Read report.

SLEM Project
SLEM Programme is a joint initiative of the Government of India and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) under the latter’s Country partnership Programme (CPP). The objective of the SLEM Programmatic Approach is to promote sustainable land management and use of biodiversity as well as maintain the capacity of ecosystems to deliver goods and services while taking into account climate change

Important Links

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SLEM Programme
A joint initiative between GOI and GEF

Desertification Atlas

The state of scientific knowledge on drylands

Agroforestry Manual
Integrating agriculture with forestry

National Reports submitted to UNCCD
Report 2000 | Report 2002 | Report 2006

National Action Programme
India's action programme to counter desertification

Collaborating GoI Agencies
Check out the sites of our affiliate bodies

Reports and Atlases
Relevant Reports and atlases

S&T Institutes
Collaborating Science & Technology Institutes

Knowledge-sharing systems
On Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought

UNCCD

The Official Site of the UN Convention

Contact us
Mr BMS Rathore
Joint Secretary
Government of India
& National Focal Point UNCCD
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Room No. 440
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003
Tel: 91-11-24361774 | Fax: 91-11-24367009
email: bms.rathore@nic.in

Mr. Vivek Saxena
Director - IFS
Desertification Cell
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Room No. 435
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Tel: 91-11-24362605 email: viveksax1@gmail.com

Collaborating GoI Agencies

Planning Commission
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Water Resources
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Ministry of Space

Space Applications Centre

Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution
Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Ministry of Science and Technology