Contents: 1. Land degradation in India: a macro revelation. 2. Agriculture and environment state and regional level analysis in Uttar Pradesh. 3. An introduction to sustainable livelihood. 4. Land reclamation and agriculture: an economic analysis. 5. Environmental degradation and poverty: the linkages. 6. Dynamics of participatory model. 7. Sustainability of reclamation and factors of poverty alleviation. 8. Major findings and policy recommendations. Bibliography.