T'puram: ‘Trees of Travancore' by coffee planter-turned-forester TF Bourdillon, published in 1908, is considered the first ...
Besides, experts have also pointed out that the forest cover in the hill districts of India was just 40 per cent of their geographical areas when the country's forest policy mandated 66.6 per cent.
India’s forest cover is already under significant pressure from human activities and changing climatic conditions. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) reveals that 36 per cent of Indian forests are ...