The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) published its comprehensive PIB Year-End Review for 2025, focusing on forest conservation, elephant protection, international wildlife conventions, and India's clean energy transition.
India consolidated its position as the leading wetland conservation country in Asia with 98 Ramsar Sites as of 31 January 2026, after 11 new sites were declared during 2025. The total includes globally significant wetlands across diverse ecosystems including mangroves, lakes, rivers, and coastal areas.
Elephant conservation saw a significant addition — India now has 33 Elephant Reserves spread across 14 states, with enhanced anti-poaching measures and elephant corridor protection programmes. The Elephant Reserves collectively safeguard critical movement corridors essential for genetic exchange and population viability.
India participated actively in CITES CoP-20 held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 2025. The Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species reviewed listings of hundreds of species. India's delegations advocated for stronger protections for elephants, rhinoceroses, and marine species of interest to Indian conservation priorities.
The 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' (One Tree for Mother) campaign, a nationwide afforestation initiative, recorded the planting of 262.4 crore saplings — a historic achievement in citizen-participation-driven tree plantation.
On the clean energy front, India maintained its milestone of non-fossil fuel electricity capacity exceeding 50% of total installed capacity (crossed in June 2025), reflecting continued progress on its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement on climate change.