Photos: Step into India’s private forests

Manav Jain Published: Dec 5, 2023 Updated: Oct 17, 2026

Photos: Step into India’s private forests

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In a rustic with solely 5% of its land space protected as forests, and even that shrinking, a number of people are appearing on their very own. The outcome: lush private forests that act as inexperienced lungs and, in lots of circumstances, as extensions of wildlife sanctuaries and reserves.

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They purchase land, uproot invasive plant species, exchange them with native ones, after which let nature take over.
In a rustic with solely 5% of its land space protected as forests, and even that shrinking, a number of people are appearing on their very own.
The outcome: lush private forests that act as inexperienced lungs and, in lots of circumstances, as extensions of wildlife sanctuaries and reserves.

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In a rustic with solely 5% of its land space protected as forests, and even that shrinking, a number of people are appearing on their very own. It’s a easy however radical answer. They purchase land, uproot invasive plant species, exchange them with native ones, after which let nature take over. The outcome: lush private forests that act as inexperienced lungs and, in lots of circumstances, as extensions of wildlife sanctuaries and reserves. Tigers cease by. Elephants give beginning. Otters play within the streams. Take a glance…