Deforestation:  In India, 23,716 industrial projects replaced forests over 30 years | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Indian villagers walk towards the Mahan forest during a protest against a coal mining project in Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. Of the 14,000 sq km of forests cleared over the past three decades in India, the largest area was given to mining (4,947 sq km), followed by defence projects (1,549 sq km) and hydroelectric projects…

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