Efforts brew to revive ‘green deserts’ in southern India’s tea country

In southern India’s Nilgiris region, sacred groves are being protected by Indigenous communities and restored by ecologists amidst vast tea plantations, aiming to revive native biodiversity despite ecological damage and climate change challenges. Industrial-scale tea farming has led to soil degradation and conflicts with wildlife, making efforts to restore the forests crucial for the region’s environmental and economic sustainability. Indigenous communities, tourists, and the local economy all play a role in the delicate balance between tea farming and forest restoration in the Nilgiris.

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