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Context (IE): The 18th biennial India State of Forest Report (ISFR-2023)
was released by the Environment Minister.
The India State of Forest Report is released biennially (every two years) by
the Forest Survey of India (FSI) and involves forest cover mapping of the
country using satellite data.
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Area-wise Percentage-wise
Area-wise Percentage-wise
Area-wise Percentage-wise
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Mangrove Cover
The total Mangrove cover is 4,991.68 km2, which accounts for 0.15 % of
the country’s total geographical area. This is a decrease of 7.43 sq km
compared to 2021. It is present in 12 States/UTs (9 States and 3 UTs).
Except for Gujarat and A&N islands, Mangrove cover has increased in
other States/UTs.
Mangrove cover by area:
1. West Bengal
2. Gujarat
3. A&N Islands
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Maharashtra
6. Odisha
7. Tamil Nadu
8. Goa
9. Karnataka
10. Kerala
11. Daman & Diu
12. Puducherry
Performance of States
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India’s carbon stock has reached 30.43 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent;
which indicates that as compared to the base year of 2005, India has
already reached 2.29 billion tonnes of additional carbon sink as against
the target of 2.5 to 3.0 billion tonnes by 2030.
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