Pakshal SecretryAIR 8 · CSE 2025 · 253 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a figure
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Recently released forest survey of India provided that total green cover in India is around 25% with 21.5% forest cover and 3.5% tree cover.
Body · points and prose
Forest cover = 21.5%
- Areas having canopy density of > 10%.
- 3 types
- Open forest - 10-40%
- Dense forest - 40-70%
- Very dense forest - > 70%
- (Canopy density)
- Represent actual forest of country
Tree Cover = 3.5% of total area
- Areas having canopy density < 10%.
- Represents individual plantation
- Mainly consist of plantation agriculture area eg Mango farm, Orchid Plantation.
green cover = 25% of total area
- Sum of forest cover and tree cover
- Highlights total greenery in the country
- Key to calculate afforestation progress
Role of forest (A) Climate Resilience
- Provisioning service to mitigate climate change eg food, fuel in case of agri-collapse
- Supporting services eg water cycle regulation to mitigate impact
- Spiritual services eg mitigating climate induced distress
- Regulating services eg ensures oxygen regulation during climate stress
(B) Role in carbon sequestration 5. Net carbon negative nature → Absorbs more carbon 6. After death → fossil → burying back of released carbon 7. Helps in counter balancing our current emission 8. Sequestration by soil
Close · a way forward
eg Peat forest soil → absorbs CO2
Thus, Recent initiatives like "Ek ped, Maa ke naam" and National Afforestation program are key for climate resilience & adaptation