North-East lost forest cover equal to thrice Delhi’s area in last two decades

Dutta, Pijush Kumar (2025) North-East lost forest cover equal to thrice Delhi’s area in last two decades. The New Indian Express.

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The 18th edition of the India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023) released on December 21, reported an increase in the country’s forest cover by 156.41 sq km in the last two years. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) defines “forest cover” as land with tree canopy density exceeding 10% and covering at least one hectare, which thus includes plantations. According to the report, losses in forest cover have been recorded in the Western Ghats and Eastern States Area (58.22 sq km) and the Northeast (327.30 sq km) since 2021.

Item Type:	Newspaper Article
Authors:	Dutta, Pijush Kumar
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	News media, journalism, publishing
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5942
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