December 2, 2024 10:37 PM

Govt updates forest cover data and implements forest conservation amendments

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has announced a significant update in its assessment of the country's forest cover. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) will now use the updated base year of 2022-23 for compiling the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and forest cover data, replacing the previous base year of 2011-12. The assessment of forest cover, which is conducted biennially, shows that India’s total forest cover now stands at 7,13,789 square kilometers, accounting for 21.71%...