Forest cover in India: A victim of technicalities

Balaji, G.; Sharma, Gagandeep; Jayanth, Reddy Sai Shiva

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107306

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“…Only in cases where afforestation exceeds deforestation, net increase is reported (Ravindranath et al, 2012). When natural forests are converted into plantations or orchards, the forest and tree cover remains constant, and such deforestation is not highlighted (Balaji et al, 2022).…”

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Investigation of the Indian Forest sector’s performance during the last three and half decades

Chaudhry

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2023

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About seventy years ago, independent India’s first National Forest Policy, 1952 clearly mentioned covering one-third of the country’s geographical area under forest cover, but going by the trend of growth in forest cover during the past three and half decades, it is evident that this target is not going to be fulfilled in the near future. The quality of the country’s forests in terms of average productivity, per capita availability, growing stock, and forest type/composition have also declined during the last 35 years as evident from available research articles/reports through secondary literature survey. A multi-pronged strategy giving more emphasis to agroforestry, adopting an innovative result-based Telangana state afforestation model, creating sustainable green funds by different states, and restoring degraded forest lands by strengthening participatory forest management has been suggested in the paper to achieve forest and tree cover target and for improving forest quality.

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“…At this pace, the target of achieving 33% forest cover by 2030 looks unlikely even by 2040. The quality of India's forests, according to critics, is also questionable (Balaji et al, 2022).…”

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Investigation of the Indian Forest sector’s performance during the last three and half decades

Chaudhry

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2023

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“…Although there is a general impression that total national forest cover in India appears to be increasing quantitatively, recent estimates show that forest quality is declining in certain areas (Balaji and Sharma 2022). The western Himalayan ecosystem is remarkably fragile due to the complex geological, climatic, demographic, economic and, steep terrain (Sinclair and Ham 2000;Sidhu and Surya 2014;Bhattacharya et al 2017;Vindhya et al 2017).…”

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<strong></strong>Bidecadal Analysis of Urbanization Effects and Ecosystem Services at Haldwani, Western Himalayas, India

Sahdev,

Yosef,

Rakholia

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The study sheds light on the impact of urbanization on fragile ecosystems such as the western Himalayas. We use Haldwani in Uttarakhand as an example of human encroachment and loss of ecosystem services. Several environmental parameters such as Nighttime light (NTL), Land Surface Temperatures (LSTs), Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and forest cover are used based on satellite imagery to allow a bidecadal comparison (between 2000 and 2020) of the status of these parameters for the city based on these parameters shows a decline in ecosystem services. Significant statistical differences for LSTs and AOD (p < 0.001) can be found in the bidecadal comparison. Furthermore, a strong negative correlation was found between LST-NDVI (r = -0.69) and between NTL-NDVI (r = -0.58) in earlier and last decade intervals. In addition, long-term multi-spectral satellite imagery also shows a decline in tree cover in the reserved forest. Therefore, focusing on ecosystem services related to tree cover in reserved forest areas, particularly in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) must be part of a broader action plan to address these issues to further protect fragile Himalayan ecosystems.

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India’s Policy Efforts to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought

Jayaraj

2024

Sustainable Land Management in India

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Forest cover in India: A victim of technicalities

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Investigation of the Indian Forest sector’s performance during the last three and half decades

Investigation of the Indian Forest sector’s performance during the last three and half decades

<strong></strong>Bidecadal Analysis of Urbanization Effects and Ecosystem Services at Haldwani, Western Himalayas, India

India’s Policy Efforts to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought

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