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How dense is India's forest cover, really? To critics, new data hides more than tells
For starters, 'forest cover' is defined as 'all ... of this granular data plotted on maps, purportedly prepared by the Forest Survey of India but not released. It all has prompted environmental ...
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India’s forest cover grows, but grim realities linger
While India’s State of Forests Report highlights an increase in forest cover, it also raises concerns ... which called for digitisation of forest maps, geo-referencing of Recorded Forest Areas ...
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India lost more than a million hectares of forest cover in 17 years — that’s more than four times the size of Goa
India has lost over 1.6 million hectares of forests in the last 17 years. The total forest cover loss has caused nearly 172 metric tons of carbon emission in India. The north-eastern states of ...
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Forest loss: Numbers can’t cover it
The Forest Survey of India (FSI) defines a forest as land covering at least one hectare and with a tree cover density of 10%. FSI also considers trees in less than one hectare as tree cover ...
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NGT Seeks Answers: Sharp Decline in Assam's Forest Cover
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken action regarding the significant decline in Assam's forest cover by 86.66 square kilometers between 2021 and 2023, highlighting environmental concerns. The ...
The Pioneer29d
India’s forests: Gains, gaps and the way forward
The report underscores the need for robust monitoring, effective execution of plantation drives and third-party certification of carbon stock to meet India ... that total forest cover has ...
Indiatimes1mon
Goa’s forest cover down by 150 hectare in 2 years
Panaji: Over just two years from 2021 to 2023, Goa’s total forest cover came down by 1.50sqkm or 150ha, as per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023 released by the Union environment ...
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India’s forests ablaze: Over 11 lakh fires in just five seasons
The top three States having the largest forest cover are Madhya Pradesh (77,073 sq km) followed by Arunachal Pradesh (65,882 sq km) and Chhattisgarh (55,812 sq km) According to the India State of ...
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Odisha 2nd in country for max increase in forest cover
Bhubaneswar: The India ... by Union forest minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday, revealed that Odisha is in the second spot nationally among states showing maximum increase in forest cover inside ...
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Forest Cover Decline in Assam Sparks Environmental Concerns
The National Green Tribunal has requested the Centre's response to an 83.92 sq. km decline in Assam's forest cover. The report highlights degradation in forest density, impacting biodiversity and ...
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India's forest cover grows, but grim realities linger
since 2021 reaching 25.17 per cent of the total geographical area in 2023, which puts India's forest cover at 7,15,342. ... called for digitisation of forest maps, geo-referencing of Recorded ...