There is an increase in forest cover area of India between 2011 and 2021. However, there is a decrease in forest cover area of India during the same period in
very dense forest (canopy density of more than 70 percent)
moderately dense forest (canopy density between 40-70 percent)
open forest (canopy density between 10-20 percent)
Both (b) and (c)
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Answer is Wrong!
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UPSC CDS-1 – 2023
– Very Dense Forest (VDF): Increased (from 83,471 sq km in 2011 to 99,779 sq km in 2021).
– Moderately Dense Forest (MDF): Decreased (from 320,736 sq km in 2011 to 306,890 sq km in 2021).
– Open Forest (OF): Increased (from 278,318 sq km in 2011 to 307,120 sq km in 2021).
Therefore, there was a decrease in the forest cover area of India during this period specifically in the Moderately Dense Forest category.
– The decrease was observed specifically in the Moderately Dense Forest category.
– Very Dense Forest and Open Forest categories saw an increase in area during the same period.