Eco India: Why native plant species are more reliable to regenerate forests

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The western region of this Indian state, Rajasthan is struggling with massive droughts. The process of desertification continues. A rewilding project wants to fight against this. With a specific planting technique and native tree species they want to revive an organic, biodiverse ecosystem there – with positive effects for the locals, who will benefit from the forest produce.


Credits:

Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla
Script & Field Producer: Pracheta Sharma
Video Editor: Richard Kujur
Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu
Production Assistant: Anushree
Director of Photography: Dhiraj Katkade
Drone Camera: Pranav Anand
Executive Producer: Sannuta Raghu

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