STUDY REVEALS NEARLY 6 MILLION TREES VANISHED FROM INDIAN FARMLANDS
Why in the news?
- A study by the University of Copenhagen using satellite imagery found that India lost nearly 5.8 million mature trees on farmlands from 2019 to 2022.
- Analysis showed 11% of trees detected in 2010-2011 were gone by 2018-2022.
- Focus was on large trees, indicating localised losses rather than overall tree cover decline.Significant tree loss observed in central India, especially Telangana and Maharashtra, with up to 50% loss in certain areas.
About Forest Survey Of India(FSI):
- National organisation under the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
- Established in 1981, headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
- Prepares biennial State of Forest Report.
- Conducts forest and non-forest inventories.
- Develops a comprehensive forest tree resources database.
- Nodal agency for spatial forest data collection, storage, and dissemination.
What is Agroforestry?
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