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The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, provides insights into forest cover, tree cover, and carbon stock in India, highlighting significant increases in various states. The report indicates a total forest cover of 715,342.61 km² and a carbon stock of 7,285.5 million tonnes, with notable changes in mangrove cover and bamboo bearing areas. Additionally, the State of the World's Forests Report 2024 reveals that India ranks third in average annual net gain in forest area from 2010-2020.

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Forest Report 2023 new

The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, provides insights into forest cover, tree cover, and carbon stock in India, highlighting significant increases in various states. The report indicates a total forest cover of 715,342.61 km² and a carbon stock of 7,285.5 million tonnes, with notable changes in mangrove cover and bamboo bearing areas. Additionally, the State of the World's Forests Report 2024 reveals that India ranks third in average annual net gain in forest area from 2010-2020.

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Forest Report 2023

Category 1st 2nd 3rd


 India State of Forest Report (ISFR) is brought out by the
Maximum Chhattisgarh Uttar Rajasthan
Forest Survey of India (FSI) on a biennial basis since 1987.
Increase (684 km2) Pradesh(559 (394 km2 )
 ISFR 2023 is the 18th report released by the Ministry for
km2)
Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on
December 2023. (Forest and
 The report contains information on forest cover, tree Tree Cover) Odisha (559
cover, mangrove cover, growing stock, carbon stock in km2)
India’s forests, instances of forest fire, Agroforestry. Maximum Mizoram (242 Gujarat (180 Odisha
Increase km2) km2) (152 km2)

Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun.


(Forest
Cover)
 Established on 1 June 1981, It has succeeded Maximum Madhya Karnataka(- Ladakh(-
the "Pre investment Survey of Forest Decrease Pradesh 459.36 km2) 159.26
Resources" (PISFR). km2)
 PISFR was initiated in 1965 by the
(-612.41 km2)
Government of India with the sponsorship of
FAO and UNDP.
 19 states/UTs have above 33% of the geographical area
under forest cover. Out of these, eight states/UTs namely
Mizoram, Lakshadweep, A & N Island, Arunachal Pradesh,
Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Manipur have forest
Forest cover is classified into three main classes based on the
cover above 75%.
density of the tree canopy:
 Bamboo bearing area: Estimated at 1, 54,670 km2
(Increase of 5,227 km2 as compared to 2021).
 Very dense forest (VDF): 70% or more  Maximum bamboo bearing area: Madhya Pradesh >
Arunachal Pradesh > Maharashtra > Odisha.
 Moderately dense forest (MDF): 40–70%

 Open forest (OF): 10–40% Mangrove cover

Key Findings of ISFR 2023  India's mangrove cover is 4,991.68 km², representing
0.15% of the total geographical area, with a net decrease
Percentage Increment of 7.43 km² since 2021.
Class Area (km²) of Gross Since 2021  Gujarat saw a decrease of 36.39 km² in mangrove cover,
Area (km²) while Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra experienced
Forest 156 increases of 13.01 km² and 12.39 km², respectively.
7,15,342.61 21.76%
Cover
Tree 1289 Carbon Stock: The country's forest carbon stock is
1,12,014.34 3.41%
Cover estimated at 7,285.5 million tonnes (MT), with an increase
Total 1445 of 81.5 (MT) compared to 2021.
Forest and Top 3 States with Highest Carbon Stock in India
8,27,356.95 25.17%
Tree
Cover Rank State Carbon Stock (Million
Scrub 43,622.64 1.33% Tonnes - Mt)
Non 1st Arunachal Pradesh 1,021 Mt
24,16,489.29 73.50% 2nd Madhya Pradesh 608 Mt
Forest
3rd Chhattisgarh 505 Mt
4th Maharashtra 465 Mt

Forest Fire: The top three states with the most fire incidents in
the 2023-24 season are Uttrakhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.

State of the World's Forests Report 2024:

 Released by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)


 Russia, Brazil, Canada, the USA, and China collectively
hold 54% of the world's total forest area.
 10 countries recorded annual gains in forest area in 2020,
which include China, Australia, India, Chile, Viet Nam,
Turkey, the United States of America, France, Italy, and
Romania.
 India ranked 3rd for average annual net gain in forest
area from 2010-2020.

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