India S, of Forest Report 2021 Flashcards
It is the ___ biennial assessment of India’s forest
17th
In addition to the regular chapters, this time round, a special chapter on____ has also been included.
“Forest Cover assessment in Tiger reserves and Tiger corridor areas of the country and decadal change in Forest Cover”
The Total Forest and Tree cover is
24.62%
The Total Forest cover is
7,13,789 sq km which is 21.71%
The Tree cover is
2.91%
The top five states in terms of** increase **in forest cover:
Andhra Pradesh>Telangana>Odisha>Karnataka>Jharkhand
India’s forests are currently governed by the
National Forest Policy, 1988
Largest forest cover in India
Madhya Pradesh > Arunachal Pradesh > Chhattisgarh > Odisha > Maharashtra
The states from the North eastern region of the country have the highest percentage of forest cover w.r.t. total geographical area of the state.
Mizoram (84.53%) > Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%) > Meghalaya (76.00%) > Manipur (74.34%) > Nagaland (73.90%)
here has been a net increase of ___ in the Forest Cover at the national level
1,540 sq km
States showing loss in forest cover:
Arunachal Pradesh > Manipur > Nagaland > Mizoram > Meghalaya
Citywise , Maximum gain in Forest Cover is seen in
Hyderabad
____ is the world’s largest single patch of Mangrove Forests
Sunderbans
is the first Mangrove forest in the world
Appreciating the importance of Mangroves, the Government of India set up a (?) to advise the Government on issues related to the conservation and development of Mangroves in the country.
National Mangroves Committee in 1976
___ has reported the smallest area of Mangroves
Oceania
Asia has the largest
There is an increase of ____ in the extent of tree cover as compared to the 2019 assessment.
721 sq km