indian forests amod saini
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Trends and Features of Indian forests
By: Amod Saini
Module Forest Resources & wood productionFaculty of Forest and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Freiburg
Contents
• Physiographic zones of India• Land use pattern• Forest cover and Growing stock trends • Diameter composition• Wood Removal• Protected areas and Trends• Conclusion
Land Use types
Total Geographical area 3287263 sq kmArable land 51 %
10 to 40 % canopy density
Source: Environmental Information system, Database WII India
Forest Cover Distribution in India
FSI, 2009
Growing stock in India
State of forests, FSI 2009
State of Forest, FSI, 2009
Area
Forest cover In Different Assessments
Source:FSI Reports, 1987 to 2003
Years FOREST COVER % F. cover sq km Growing stockMillion m. cum
2005 23.41 769,621 4602.30
2009 21.02 690,899 4498.66
2011 21.05 691,969 xxxxxx
NOTE: Dec. by 367 sq km15 STATES +VE12 STATES -VE
Source: THE HINDU, 7/2/2012
FSI,2009
FSI, 2009
Growing Stock in Forests for top ten Species
State of forests, FSI 2009
• species diameter composition of Indian forest.pdf
• Dia class vol. %• 10-30 cm 30.85 % ( young forest)• 30- 50 cm 29.95 % ( mature forest)• 50+ cm 39.65 % ( old forest)
Tree cover of India, like orchards•Area 92769 sq km and vol. 1599 million m3
State of forests, FSI 2009
Source: Country report India FAO, 2010
Total 76.96 m haReserved 54 %Protected 28.1 %Unclassified 17.9 %
Demand- 58, 95, 153
By: RISI
Protected areas in India, 2011
Source: Environmental Information system, Database WII India
Trends in PA,s India
Source: Environmental Information system, Database WII India
Up to 2016, Proposals: 75 NPs & 219 WL S
Conclusion
• Despite lot of social pressure India has tried to protect its forest and rich biodiversity
• Encroachment on forest lands, degradation has increased
• Indian Forest areas more or less were constant
Thanks for your kind of attention
Questions and Discussion
• Home Message: “Protect forest by laws if you have much non –sense”
• Chipko slogan: 'ecology is permanent economy‘
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FSI,2009
Source: SW Monsoon report IMD, 2011