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India's Forest Land Diversion: A Decade of Development vs. Conservation
India has diverted 1,733 square kilometres of forest land over the past decade for development initiatives, surpassing ...
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) has ...
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India's Forest Land Diversion: Development or Deforestation?
India has diverted 1,734 square kilometers of forest land for development over 10 years, primarily for infrastructure ...
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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 ...