4,268 ha forest cover gutted in state
DEHRADUN: Forest fires have gutted 4,268 hectares of forest cover in Uttarakhand in 1,998 fire incidents in the state since February. On Thursday, eight isolated incidents of forest fires were reported
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Makueni aims to surpass forest cover target by 2030
Makueni County is seeking to surpass the nationwide target of having 10% forest-cover by the year 2030 by engaging in an enhanced tree planting exercise that will involve all households in the county.
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Deforestation, 08/02/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Deforestation, 08/02/2019. The State/UT-wise details of forest cover and changes in forest cover as per ISFR-2015 assessment and 2017 assessment is given in Annexure-I.
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Predictive modelling of the spatial pattern of past and future forest cover changes in India
<p>This study was carried out to simulate the forest cover changes in India using Land Change Modeler. Classified multi-temporal long-term forest cover data was used to generate the forest covers of 1880
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Cover, 09/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Cover, 09/08/2016. Forest Survey of India, Dehradun is carrying out the assessment of forest cover of the country biennially and the findings are published in India
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2025 to be a period of forest downfall? ISRO scientists predict India's green cover loss!
Published in the Journal of Earth System Science in February, the study investigated the distribution of forest cover in India by reconstructing the previous forest cover and predicted the ever-continuing
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Loss of prime forest, 25/07/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Loss of prime forest, 25/07/2016. Forest Survey of India, Dehradun is carrying out the assessment of forest cover of the Country biennially and the findings are published
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Shortage of forest area has forced tribal population to migrate
Jaipur: Rajasthan has lowest share in the country in granting land rights to the tribes under the Forest Rights Act. “Rajasthan has 3.10% of the country's forest cover. The FRA rights are given only on
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Battleground Uttarakhand: No forest cover in poll speak
DEHRADUN: For a state that still boasts 70% forest cover, though fast depleting, and critical issues of rampant forest fires, man-animal conflict and loss of habitat, the manifestos of both Congress and
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Goa’s forest cover increased by 19 sq kms in 2017: FSI report
PANJIM: As per the latest biennial assessment by Forest Survey of India (FSI), Goa’s forest cover has increased by 19 sq kms in 2017 thus ranking the small state at the 9th position in the country with
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Rs 6,881 crore and 8 years later, forest cover in Maharashtra actually dips
The State Forest Policy introduced in 2008 aimed to bring 33 per cent of the state under forest cover. In 2008, the Maharashtra government had formulated its State Forest Policy which aimed to bring
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Centre may rope in banks to boost forest cover
All banking institutions in India may soon chip in to increase India's forest cover in a coordinated manner. If the environment ministry has its way, all banks will be asked to join the central and
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India state of forest report 2013
The India State of Forest Report 2013 contains information on forest cover, tree cover mangroves cover and growing stock inside and outside the forest areas. Special thematic information on forest cover
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Areas covered by dense forests, 01/08/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Areas covered by dense forests, 01/08/2016. Forest cover of the country is assessed biennially and published as India State of Forest Report (ISFR) by Forest Survey of
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No provision for green bonus due to fiscal disability: Supriyo
Dehradun: In a setback to Uttarakhand, the Union environment ministry has declined the Himalayan state’s plea for a ‘green bonus’ for its contribution in enhancing the forest cover in the country. Responding
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Four hinterland talukas have 93% of state’s forest cover
Panaji: The four hinterland talukas of Goa, partly in the range and partly in the foothills of Sahyadris account for 93% of the state's total forest cover of 1,225.12 sq km. As per Economic Survey 2015-16,
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Delhi’s green cover is on the rise, but it’s not all good news
While the forest cover in the NCT of Delhi rose from 188.7 sq km in 2015 to 192. 4 sq km in 2017, two out of three categories of forests that constitute forest cover, namely Very Dense Forests and Moderately
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Green ministry wants NCR forest cover at 20%
NEW DELHI: The environment ministry wants the forest cover to be increased to 20% in National Capital Region (NCR) from the present 6%. It also wants the most polluting industries, which have been put
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Kenya: 10 Percent Forests By 2030, Says CS
The national government is committed to ensuring Kenya achieves the 10 per cent forest cover by 2030. Environment Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhungu said the current forest cover stands at 6.99 per cent
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India state of forest report 2019: Volume II
ISFR 2019 presents the results of forest cover mapping with a refined methodology, though consistent with the past assessments. A manual for forest cover mapping has been prepared for the first time. Similarly,