Jamshedpur, Jan. 5: Jharkhand has recorded an increase in forest cover by 172 sqkm, a feat made possible by local villagers and, surprisingly, Maoists, whose presence deterred widespread tree felling that has been the norm in certain remote areas.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/maoists-help-save-forests
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-ranchi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/giridih-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazaribag-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/naxalites
