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♤ State of Forests Report is published by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) on a biennial basis since 1987.
♤ The India State of Forest Report 2017 is the 15th report in the series. It is based on interpretation of LISS III sensor data of indigenous Resourcesat - II satellite. The satellite data interpretation is followed by extensive and rigorous ground truthing.
♤ The total forest and tree cover is 24.39 percent of the total geographical area. Forest and Tree Cover of the country has increased by 8,021 sq km (1 %) as compared to the assessment of 2015. The very dense forest (VDF) has increased by 1.36 % as compared to the last assessment. VDF absorbs maximum carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
♤ Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country, followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
♤ Mizoram, with 88.93 percentage of forest cover has the highest forest cover in percentage terms, followed by Lakshadweep with 84.56 per cent. The ISFR 2015 states that 15 States/Union Territories have above 33 per cent of the geographical area under forest cover.
♤ Out of these, 7 States/Union Territories - Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur have more than 75 per cent forest cover, while 8 states - Tripura, Goa, Sikkim, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Chhattisgarh and Assam have forest cover is between 33 percent to 75 percent.
♤ “India is ranked 10th in the world in forest cover, with 24.39% of land area under forest and tree cover.
♤ As per the FAO report, India is placed 8th in the list of Top Ten nations reporting the greatest annual net gain in the forest area.
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