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Mitigation efforts - India
2015 –FSI Report (Main features)
 The report says that of the 5,871 sq km increase in the forest cover of India, West Bengal
accounts for nearly 64 per cent of this rise. Increase in the forest cover of the State is
mainly due to coppice growth (dense growth of small tress) and afforestation inside the
forests, growth of commercial plantations and shade trees in tea gardens. West Bengal, a
state with high population density, has only 18.93% forest cover.
 The report says that States from northeast like Nagaland, Arunanchal Pradesh, Tripura
and Manipur, whose forest cover comprises over 75 percent of the State’s area, have
shown a decrease in forest cover. The main reason for this is attributed to the biotic
pressure and shifting cultivation in the region.
 In Andhra Pradesh, a State with 16.77 percent of its area covered by forest, there has been
a decrease of 273 km of forest area.
 The forest cover has decreased by 176 sq km in Madhya Pradesh and 53 km in
Chhattishgarh and it has increased by 496 sq km in Jharkhand and 446 sq km in Bihar.
 The report says that there has been an increase of 31 sq km of ‘very dense’ forest cover
compared to the last assessment carried two years ago. It has also revealed that
‘moderately dense’ forest has decreased by 1,991 sq km while ‘open forests’ have increased
by 7,891 sq km, putting the overall increase at 5,871 sq km.
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
Biodiversity   Conservation and Climate change - Mitigation (India)
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  • 11. 2015 –FSI Report (Main features)  The report says that of the 5,871 sq km increase in the forest cover of India, West Bengal accounts for nearly 64 per cent of this rise. Increase in the forest cover of the State is mainly due to coppice growth (dense growth of small tress) and afforestation inside the forests, growth of commercial plantations and shade trees in tea gardens. West Bengal, a state with high population density, has only 18.93% forest cover.  The report says that States from northeast like Nagaland, Arunanchal Pradesh, Tripura and Manipur, whose forest cover comprises over 75 percent of the State’s area, have shown a decrease in forest cover. The main reason for this is attributed to the biotic pressure and shifting cultivation in the region.  In Andhra Pradesh, a State with 16.77 percent of its area covered by forest, there has been a decrease of 273 km of forest area.  The forest cover has decreased by 176 sq km in Madhya Pradesh and 53 km in Chhattishgarh and it has increased by 496 sq km in Jharkhand and 446 sq km in Bihar.  The report says that there has been an increase of 31 sq km of ‘very dense’ forest cover compared to the last assessment carried two years ago. It has also revealed that ‘moderately dense’ forest has decreased by 1,991 sq km while ‘open forests’ have increased by 7,891 sq km, putting the overall increase at 5,871 sq km.