New York City event ended with adoption of declaration on forest protection, emphasis on adopting technology for monitoring
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Combating forest fires in focus on Day 1 of UN forum; India shares revised National Forest Policy
About 100 million hectares of forest or 3% of world’s total forest area affected by fires each year
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