While afforestation schemes drain out crores of public money every year without much success, a tribal village has shown that the key to creating a forest lies in mere protection of the area.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/key-forest-creation-lies-its-protection
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests