land degradation

Assam has lost over 4.2 lakh hectares to erosion and over 8.3 lakh hectares to land degradation. Nine districts remain worst-hit. The government has funded 142 flood control projects and carried out tree plantation to protect the state's ecosystems.

It is estimated that some 300 million hectares of land will be cleared due to increasing demand for food in sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America if policies are not changed