Question

Write a short note on forest cover of india

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Forests in India: Short Paragraphs on Indian Forest!

India’s forests are rich in diversity and nature, ranging from the dry alpine forests of Ladakh in the north to the tropical moist rain forests of Kerala in the south and from the thorny forests of the desert tracts in the west to the wet evergreen forests of north-east India.

Over 40,000 plant species are found in these forests of which 7000 are endemic. India is the home of about 3000 trees. The plant wealth of India represents about 12 per cent of that of the entire world. The total geographical area of India is 32, 87,263 sq km, of which about 6, 75,500 sq km—equal to 22.50 per cent—is under forests.

According to the National Forest Policy (1952) about 33 per cent of the geographical area should be under forest. However, the existing forest area is much below the desired level. The areas under forest cover in India have been shown in Table. 6.3 the Himalayan mountains, Bhabhar and Tarai, Western Chats, Eastern Ghats, Bundelkhand, Beghelkhand, Chotanagpur Plateau, Nilgiris, and the hills of Peninsular India are the main areas of Indian forests. Unfortunately, about 5 to 6 per cent of the total forest area of the country is under the category of degraded forests.

The forest areas in India is much below the world average of 34.5 per cent and that of Brazil (57 per cent), Sweden (58 per cent), USA (42 per cent), Germany (41 per cent), and Canada (36 per cent).Similarly, the per head forest area in India is only 0.07 hectares as against the world average of 1.10 hectares, Canada at 23 hectares, Brazil 8.6 hectares, Australia 5 hectares, Sweden 4 hectares, and USA 3.5 hectares per head of population.

Answer 2

Despite the importance of forest land, the amount of forest land in India is very small.

• At present, only 19.47 percent of the total geographical area of ​​the country has forest land. But according to environmental scientists, at least one-third of the country should have forests.
• Otherwise, the balance of the environment will be destroyed and our country will become a desert. Despite the importance of forest land, the amount of forest land in India is gradually decreasing.
• That is why the conservation of forest land is needed in our country and now a lot of importance is being given to forest land conservation.

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