Understanding the New Forest Report 2019
According to the biennial India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2019, India’s forest cover has increased by 3,976 sq km or 0.56% since 2017. For the second successive time since 2007, Forest Report recorded a gain — an impressive 1,275 sq km — in dense forest (including Very Dense Forest with a canopy density of over 70%, and Moderately Dense Forest with a canopy density of 40-70%). Present total forest and tree cover have risen to 24.56 percent of the total geographical area of the Country.
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Denseforest (VDF + MDF, in sqkm) |
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Forest Type |
2019 |
2017 |
Change |
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Tropical wet evergreen |
17,217 |
17,783 |
-566 |
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Tropical dry .... | |||
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