Indian forests amod saini

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