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Sikkim the first fully organic state in the country has also registered a 4 percent increase in the state's forest cover since 1993. Revealing about the increase in State's forest cover, CM, Pawan Kumar Chamling said that a plethora of initiatives for preserving biodiversity in Sikkim such as spreading mass awareness and adopting an eco-friendly policy has led to an increase in the forest cover.
Chamling, while speaking at the international symposium on Evergreen Oak Forests in the Eastern Himalayas in Gangtok on Tuesday said, the green cover in the tiny northeastern state has risen to 47.62 per cent in 2017 from 43.95 per cent in 1993. he also said that The state is “very committed” about conserving biodiversity by spreading mass awareness and necessary legislation.
Noteworthy that Sikkim, covering just 0.2 per cent of the geographical area of the country, has tremendous biodiversity and is a part of the global biodiversity hotspot.
Talking about his Government's committed and continuous efforts in increasing the forest cover in the state, the CM said,“We have consistently focused on how best to bring additional area under forest cover and help contribute to a greener regional landscape as the Sikkim Himalaya is a part of one of the important Global Biodiversity Hotspots."
Protection and conservation measures such as Ten Minutes to Earth, ‘Smritivans’, Mith or Mitini Tree (adopting a tree), besides ‘Paryavaran Mahotsav’ have helped the state to enhance its green cover in public and private lands.