Over 65 per cent of Uttarakhand’s total area of 34,651 sq.km is under forest cover.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/illicit-timber-trade-thrives-uttarakhand-forests
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/timber-smuggling
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-products
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests