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India State of Forest Report 2009

India State of Forest Report 2009. 30 th November, 2009. Report Highlights. India among the few countries to have comprehensive operational system of forest cover monitoring Eleventh Report in the biennial series Change in title – bears the year of release now

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India State of Forest Report 2009

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  1. India State of Forest Report 2009 30th November, 2009

  2. Report Highlights • India among the few countries to have comprehensive operational system of forest cover monitoring • Eleventh Report in the biennial series • Change in title – bears the year of release now • Assesses decadal change in forest cover assessed • New Features • Forest cover mapping based on a new enhanced methodology • Forest cover in different altitude zones • Distribution of forest cover by forest types • State-wise growing stock with improved precision

  3. Key Information in India SFR 2009 • Forest Cover of India and its change compared to previous assessment • down up to the district level • forest cover in tribal districts • forest cover in hill districts • forest cover in north eastern States • forest cover in different altitude zones • forest cover in different forest types • Mangrove Cover • Tree Cover • Growing Stock • Accuracy of forest and tree cover assessment • Forest & tree resources in States & UTs

  4. Key ResultsForest and Tree Cover in 2007 * Tree cover is defined as tree patches less than 1 hectare with canopy density above 10%

  5. Key ResultsChange in Forest Cover between 2005 and 2007 There is a net increase of 728 km2 of forest cover in the country as compared to the previous assessment

  6. Key ResultsDecadal Change in Forest Cover area figures obtained by applying the correction factors to account for the methodological changes

  7. Forest Cover Map of India

  8. Gain & Loss of Forest Cover in States and UTs (2005-2007)

  9. Key Results States Showing Gain in Forest Cover (2005-2007)

  10. Key Results States Showing Loss in Forest Cover (2005-2007)

  11. Key Results Forest Cover in Hill and Tribal Districts • Hill Districts • There are 124 hill districts in the country • 39.82% of their geographical area is under forest cover • forest cover in hill districts has increased by 663 km2 • Tribal Districts • There are 188 tribal districts in the country • 37.32% of their geographical area is under forest cover • forest cover in tribal districts has increased by 690 km2

  12. Key Results Forest Cover in North-Eastern States • The region, which has only 7.76% of the geographic area of the country, accounts for nearly one fourth of its forest cover • Forest cover in the region is about 66.81% of the geographic area as against the national average of 21.02% • As compared to the 2005 assessment, gain of 598 km2 of forest cover has been observed in the region

  13. Key Results Forest Cover in Different Forest Types • Distribution of forest cover in different forest types is being presented for the first time • Nearly one third of India’s forest cover falls in the Tropical Moist Deciduous type, followed by Tropical Dry Deciduous (30.16%) • Tropical Wet Evergreen type group occupies 8.75% of the country’s forest cover

  14. Key Results Forest Cover in Different Altitude Zones • Forest cover in different altitude zones assessed for the first time • Geographical area in the 1000-2000m altitude zone has got the maximum forest cover (72.19%) • More than half of the forest cover of the country occurs in 0–500m altitude zone

  15. Key Results Mangrove Cover • Total extent of mangrove cover, spread in12 States & UTs of the country is 4,639 km2 • West Bengal has nearly half of the mangrove cover of the country • An increase of 58 km2 of mangrove cover at the national level

  16. Growing Stock • gives volume of woody biomass of trees above 10 cm diameter and includes branches up to 5 cm

  17. Key Results Accuracy of Assessment of Forest Cover Simplified error matrix (2 classes)

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