Agartala: While Forest Survey of India (FSI) Report 2009 showed a steady increase of forest cover in the North-East states, the latest report of FSI revealed that the region has lost about 549 sqkm green cover over the years.
FSI Report 2011 stated that Tripura alone had degraded about 96 sqkm of forest cover. The report, however, blamed shifting cultivation (Jhuming), slash and burn method of production in hilly parts of the region for degradation of natural forest and stated,
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/n-e-loses-green-covers-549-sqkm-two-yearsfsi
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/shillong-times-shillong
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-eastern-ranges
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/manipur
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nagaland
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mizoram
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arunachal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-hotspots
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tripura
