24Dec 2024
India’s Forest Cover Growth: Hidden Challenges, Ecological Costs
Why in the news? The ISFR-2023 reveals marginal forest cover growth, highlights increasing reliance on plantations, and raises concerns over the steady loss of dense natural forests in India. Trends in Forest and Tree Cover According to ISFR-2023, India’s total green cover now exceeds 25%, with 21.76% as forest cover and 3.41% as tree cover. …
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