Forest cover in the country has decreased by 367 sq km with the green area decreasing in 14 states, says a forest report released here on Wednesday.
According to the India State of Forest Report-2011, forest cover has decreased in 14 states including Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Assam, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Tripura.
However, the forest cover has increased in Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka and Andaman & Nicobar.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/forest-area-declines-14-states-moef-report
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/manipur
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nagaland
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arunachal
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mizoram
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tripura
