Bihar Conclave 2025

Forest

The Forest and tree cover in India has seen an increase of 156.41 sq km and 1289.40 sq km, respectively in India.

As per the data from research of the World Resources Institute and the University of Maryland, forest equivalent to area of a football ground is lost every 5 seconds.

A research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change on 1 December 2022, analysis of more than 20,000 trees on five continents shows old growth trees are more drought tolerant than younger trees in the forest canopy and may be better able to withstand future climate extremes. Drought is seriously affecting younger trees in the …