the decline in dense natural forest cover is overshadowed by the increasing plantation area and the data on legal forest area are inconsistent. With enhanced imagery and advanced methods available, ...
The SFR uses a mix of satellite data and details from the National Forest Inventory, plus ground-truthing to verify the information. Forest cover estimates ... between natural forests and ...
Over the last eight decades, the country has lost about 60–70 percent of its forest cover due to logging ... and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as the lead agency.
The Forest Survey of India has released its 18th India State of Forest Report, indicating a marginal increase in India’s forest and tree cover ... that the prime natural forest and eco-sensitive ...
The decision could affect up to 30 nonfire seasonal positions in the White River National Forest, said David Boyd, spokesman for that forest. “These seasonal positions cover a wide range of ...