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India losing forests rapidly [1]

Researchers claim India is losing its forests more rapidly than Brazil and Malaysia. They question the findings of the latest State of the Forest Report 2011 which highlights that forest cover has increased by nearly five per cent between 1997 and 2007 and is presently covering nearly 24 per cent of India’s geographical area.

Researchers, including Jean-Philippe Puyravaud and Priya Davidar of Pondicherry University and William Lawrence of James Cook University assert that what the Forest Survey of India describe as forests, often consists of tree cover and poplar eucalyptus plantations.

Publication Date: 
24/02/2012
Rashme Sehgal [2]
Asian Age (New Delhi) [3]
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India [4], Deforestation [5], Brazil [6], Malaysia [7], Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA) [8], Budget [9], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [10], Population [11], Delhi [12], Punjab [13], Haryana [14], Rajasthan [15], Andaman Islands [16], Tsunami [17], Forests [18]

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