Thursday, March 29, 2012

India's Forest Cover Declined to 23.81%


According to 2011 India State of Forest Report (ISFR), India's forest and tree cover declined 0.05% since 2009 to 23.81% of the total geographical area of the country, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Smt Jayanthi Natarajan informed Rajya Sabha.

There is total 367 square kilometer loss of forest cover as compared to 2009. The forest loss in hill and tribal is higher, as the ISFR data showed that it is 558 square km and 697 square km forest cover loss as compared to 2009 assessment.

http://goindocal.com/india-%BB-general--india%27s-forest-cover-declined-0.05percentage-since-2009-to-23.81percentage--go-4010.htm

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