Union Minister Prakash Javadekar releases State of Forest Report

The total
tree and forest cover in the country increased by 5,188 square kilometer in the
last two years, said the India State of Forest Report 2019 which was released
on Monday by Union minister Prakash Javadekar.

While
releasing the report, Prakash Javadekar said that there is an increase of 42.6
million tonnes in the carbon stock of the country as compared to the last
assessment of 2017.

“This
report gives us confidence that we are on track to achieve our Paris Agreement
goals,” Prakash Javadekar said.

Prakash
Javadekar also said that the current assessment shows a decrease of forest
cover to the extent of 765 sq km (0.45 per cent) in northeast India region.

Except Assam
and Tripura, all states in the region show decrease in forest cover.

The mangrove
cover in the country has increased by 54 sq km (1.10 per cent) as compared to
the previous assessment, he said.