{"id":44138,"date":"2024-12-22T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T05:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=44138"},"modified":"2025-05-06T08:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T03:16:12","slug":"forest-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/forest-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why in the News?<\/li>\n<li>Background<\/li>\n<li>How is Data Computed for the Report?<\/li>\n<li>Key Highlights of the India State of Forest Report 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Why in the News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, released the \u2018India State of Forest Report 2023\u2019 (ISFR 2023) at the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>India is one of the few countries to have a scientific system of periodic forest cover assessment in the form of <strong>India State of Forest Report<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>India State of Forest Report is an <i><strong>assessment of India\u2019s forest and tree cover<\/strong><\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>It is published <strong>every two years<\/strong> by the <strong>Forest Survey of India (FSI)<\/strong> under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.<\/li>\n<li>The first survey was published in <strong>1987<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How is Data Computed for the Report?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Data is computed through wall-to-wall mapping of India\u2019s forest cover through remote sensing satellites.<\/li>\n<li>Three categories of forests are surveyed:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Very Dense Forests<\/strong> (canopy density over 70%),<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moderately Dense Forests<\/strong> (40-70%) and <strong>Open Forests<\/strong> (10-40%),<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scrubs<\/strong> (canopy density less than 10%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forest Cover<\/strong> is defined as:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201c<\/strong><i><strong>An area more than 1 ha in extent and having tree canopy density of 10 percent and above<\/strong><\/i>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tree Cover<\/strong> is defined as:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201c<\/strong><i><strong>Tree patches outside recorded forest areas exclusive of forest cover and less than the minimum mappable area of one hectare<\/strong><\/i>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vajiram-prod.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/Forest_Cover_in_India_1d2c76f3f8.webp\" alt=\"Forest Cover in India\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Image Caption: Forest Cover in India<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The data is used in planning and formulation of policies in forest management as well as forestry and agroforestry sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Key Highlights of the India State of Forest Report 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forest and Tree Cover Statistics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Total forest and tree cover: <strong>827,357 sq. km<\/strong> (<strong>25.17% of India&#8217;s geographical area<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>Forest cover: <strong>715,343 sq. km<\/strong> (<strong>21.76%<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>Tree cover: <strong>112,014 sq. km<\/strong> (<strong>3.41%<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increase in Forest and Tree Cover:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Total increase since 2021: <strong>1,445 sq. km<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Forest cover increased by <strong>156 sq. km<\/strong>, and tree cover by <strong>1,289 sq. km<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top-Performing States:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forest and Tree Cover Increases<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Chhattisgarh: 684 sq. km.<\/li>\n<li>Uttar Pradesh and Odisha: 559 sq. km each.<\/li>\n<li>Rajasthan: 394 sq. km.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forest Cover Increases<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Mizoram: 242 sq. km.<\/li>\n<li>Gujarat: 180 sq. km.<\/li>\n<li>Odisha: 152 sq. km.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>State-Wise Leaders in Total Area Under Forest and Tree Cover:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Madhya Pradesh<\/strong>: 85,724 sq. km.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arunachal Pradesh<\/strong>: 67,083 sq. km.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maharashtra<\/strong>: 65,383 sq. km.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest Forest Cover by Geographical Area:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Lakshadweep: 91.33%.<\/li>\n<li>Mizoram: 85.34%.<\/li>\n<li>Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands: 81.62%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significant Environmental Resources:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Mangrove Cover: 4,992 sq. km.<\/li>\n<li>Bamboo-Bearing Area: Increased by 5,227 sq. km, totalling 154,670 sq. km.<\/li>\n<li>Growing Stock: Increased by 262 million cubic meters.<\/li>\n<li>Potential Annual Timber Production: 91.51 million cubic meters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon Stock and Sequestration:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Current carbon stock in forests: <strong>7,285.5 million tonnes<\/strong> (an increase of <strong>81.5 million tonnes<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>Exceeded NDC target with <strong>30.43 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent<\/strong>, surpassing the 2030 goal of an additional <strong>2.29 billion tonnes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>States with Significant Forest Cover:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>19 states\/UTs have more than <strong>33% geographical area<\/strong> under forest cover.<\/li>\n<li>8 states, including Mizoram, Lakshadweep, and Arunachal Pradesh, have over <strong>75% forest cover<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technological Advancements:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Real-time fire alerts and forest fire services by FSI enhance forest management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1. What are Mangroves?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in tropical and subtropical coastal areas, where they&#8217;re adapted to survive in salty, low-oxygen soil and being periodically submerged by tides<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2. What is the difference between Tree and Shrub?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A key difference between a shrub and a tree is that a tree typically has a single, dominant trunk that grows tall, while a shrub has multiple stems branching out near the ground, usually reaching a smaller height compared to a tree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/indias-green-cover-increased-by-1445-sq-km-from-2021-to-2023-government-report\/article69012095.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">25% of India\u2019s total area under green cover: Government report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/indias-forest-cover-increases-by-1445-square-km-isfr-2023-shows\/#:~:text=The%20assessment%20also%20reveals%20that,forest%20cover%20exceeding%2075%20percent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DDNews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India State of Forest Report is an assessment of India\u2019s forest and tree cover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":44139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44138","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}