CONTENTS: Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements, Executive Summary, Chapter 1 Combating Land Degradation and Desertification through Forestry Interventions, Chapter 2 Ecological Restoration of Degraded Lands: Perspectives and Procedures, Chapter 3 Restoration of Degraded and Stressed Lands for Improved Productivity and Environmental Health, Chapter 4 Desertification Process in India’s NW Arid Region: Assessment of Problem and Suitable Sustainable Land Management Practices for Degraded Land Restoration, Chapter 5 Digital Soil Mapping through Machine Learning Approach as an Important Tool to Aid Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Goal Achievement, Chapter 6 Khejri and Arid Horticultural Technologies for Ecosystem Services, Chapter 7 Microbial Interventions for Sustainable Land Management in Dryland Ecosystems, Chapter 8 Integrated Termite Management (ITM) Strategies for Sustainable Forestry in Dryland Ecosystems, Chapter 9 Biotechnological Interventions for Securing Land Productivity and Combating Land Degradation, Chapter 10 Restoring the Luni Basin: A Journey of Healing the Landscape, Chapter 11 Eco-restoration of Mine Overburden Dumps and Inundated Areas through Sustainable Forestry Interventions, Photoplates.