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44.15% of Goa’s forest cover ‘very highly susceptible’ to fires: Study
The study published in the Journal of Environmental Management in March concluded that open and moderately dense forests were ...
India's Forest and Tree Cover Expands by 1,445 Sq Km, Achieves 2.29 Billion-Tonne Carbon Sink
While very dense forests increased by 3,465.12 sq km, moderately dense and open forests declined by 1,043.23 sq km and 2,480.11 sq km, respectively. Mangrove cover, vital for coastal ecosystems, ...
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India's forest cover increases 21.7% in two years, FSI report reveals
India’s forest cover has increased by 21.7 percent to 7, 13,789 square kilometers, data published by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun, in the India State of Forest Report (ISFR ...
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India lost more than a million hectares of forest cover in 17 years — that’s more than four times the size of Goa
India has lost over 1.6 million hectares of forests in the last 17 years. The total forest cover loss has caused nearly 172 metric tons of carbon emission in India. The north-eastern states of ...
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Forests Under Siege: Encroachment Crisis Across India
Over 13,000 sq km of forest land across 25 states and Union Territories in India is under encroachment. The National Green ...
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T.N.’s mangrove cover grows to 9,039 ha in 2024, has significant carbon stock: report
According to the 2021 State of Forest Report by the Forest Survey of India, the mangrove forest cover in Tamil Nadu stood at 4,500 ha. By 2024, this has more than doubled to 9,039 ha, with new ...
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Bengaluru laid bare: City losing green cover, says report
Over the last five years, Bengaluru has lost at least 15,000 trees to various projects Pollution Control Board highlights city has lower proportion of its area under forest cover as compared to ...