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Latest News: Forest Survey Report 2021 Released
News India:
The Minister
of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Shri Bhupendra Yadav has released
the "India State of Forest Report 2021" today.
This report
has been prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), a Dehradun-based
organization.
This report
is being published biennially since 1987 and is the 17th edition of this
report.
In this
report, data obtained from the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite Resource SAT-2 has
been used for the assessment of forest and forest resources.
The total
forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million hectares which are 24.62
percent of the country's geographical area.
The total
forest and tree cover of the country has increased by 2261 sq km as compared to
the estimate of 2019.
Out of this,
an increase of 1540 sq km has been observed in forest cover and 721 sq km in
tree cover.
According to
the report, Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area in the country in terms
of area.
The maximum
increase in forest area has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh at 647 sq. km.
According to
the report, more than 33 percent of the total geographical area of 17
states/union territories is covered by forest.
The total
stock in the country's forests is estimated to be 7204 million tonnes.
The total
mangrove cover in the country is 4992 sq km, of which an increase of 17 sq km
has been observed.
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