Forest survey report Flashcards
Nodal ministry for the report
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change.
Minister : Bhupendra Yadav
In October, an amendment was proposed to the Forest
(Conservation) Act ___ to bring significant changes to forest governance in India
1980
Report is published every __ years
2 years
This is the __th edition of the report
17th
What are the three categories of forests that are surveyed
1 ) Very Dense Forests
2) Moderatly dense forests
3) Open forests
( Scrubs are also surveyed but not categorized as forests )
This edition of the report has for the first time assessed forest cover in ___ reserves and corridors and the __ Forest, which houses the Asiatic Lion
Tiger reserves and corridors, Gir Forest
The forest cover has ( increased/decreased ) in tiger corridors and ( increased/decreased) in tiger reserves
Increased, Decreased
Highest forest cover in Tiger reserve
Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh
Which tiger reserves has shown an increase and which have shown a decrease
Increase : Buxa ( WB ) Anamalai ( TN ) Indravati (Chattisgrh)
Decrease : Kawal ( Telangana ) Bhadra ( Karnataka ) and Sunderbans ( WB )
How much sq kms has been increased in the country
1540 sq kms
Total forest cover
7,13,789 sq kms
Forest cover is now __% of the total geographical area of the country
27.7%
Tree covers are all patches of size less than __ hectres outside the covered forest area
1 hectres
Tree cover increased by
721 sq kms
States with highest increase
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
States with decrease
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland
State with highest forest cover
Madhya Pradesh
In terms of % of total area, which state has highest forest cover
Mizoram
% of forest cover prone to forest fires
35%
By 2030, __% forests in India will experience climate change
45% to 64%
Which forest area will be most affected
Ladakh
Has carbon stocks increased or decreased
Increased
Concerns of the report
1) Decline of 1582 sq kms in moderatley dense forests
2) Decline in northeast forest cover, which account for 24% of the total forest cover of the country
What is CAMPA
Compensatry Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority
Launched : 2016
India is one of the top __ forest rich countries in the world
Top 10
Father of scientific forestry in India
Dietrich Brandis
When was the National Forest Policy of India launched
1988
National Forest Commission formation and chairman
2003 ; Bhupinder Nath Kirpal
A famous movement for the protection of trees which began in 1970’s in Uttarakhand
Chipko Movement
International Forest Day
21st March
