Wednesday, 19 March 2014

India once had 14.8 billion acres of land that was forested, but now
has reduced to just 8.6 billion acres.


Some of the human activities that lead to deforestation are; Agriculture, Wood Harvesting, Grazing Land, Mining and Palm Oil.  Consequences of Deforestation are Undernourishment leading to death, Shifting of scores of wildlife animals to urban areas and Green house effect.

Forest Survey of India assess the forest cover of the country on a two-year cycle using satellite data. The main objective is presentation of the information on forest resources of the country at state and district level and to prepare forest cover maps on 1:50,000 scale. First assessment of forest cover of the country was made in 1987 and thereafter eight more assessments have been made. District wise information on forest cover has been made available from the third assessment (i.e. from 1991) onwards.

As per  State of Forest Report 2011 statistics, the total geographical area (GA) and recorded forest area are summarized state wise in following table and is available in SFR-2011.


For a global perspective it will be better to have a look at top ten countries in the world and forests in them.



Deforestation is one of the most critical global issues which is directly related to our future generations and our survival on earth. Disturbed food chains, carbon footprints, global warming, extreme and unpredictable climate changes, natural calamities and many more aspects of deforestation are neglected while running behind technology and development.

This blog will try to put a light on multiple aspects of deforestation and will increase awareness for environment conservation through plantation.

India has published a report on INDIA’S FORESTS AND REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) that highlights India's strategy on REDDs and Climate Change.