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More dense forests
The dense forest cover (lands with tree canopy density of 70 per cent and above) increased by 43 sq km since 2009 and stand at 83,471 sq km.
The dense forests now account for 2.54 per cent of the geographical area of the country
The moderately dense forest (lands with tree canopy density between 40 per cent and 70 per cent) now occupy 320,736 sq km and account for 9.76 per cent geographical area of the country
The moderately dense forest saw an increase of 498 sq km
The area covered by open forests (lands with tree canopy density between 1O per cent and 40 per cent) saw a decrease of 908 sq km and stand at 287,820 sq km
India has lost 367 square kilometres of forest cover in the past two years. According to the India State of Forest Report, 2011, released by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) on February 7, the total forest cover in the country is now at 6,92,027 sq km. This accounts for 21.05 per cent of the total geographical area of India.
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