ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Friday, October 11, 2024
Forest Cover Change Matrix Uttarakhand
Forest Cover Change Matrix Uttarakhand
(Area in km2)
|
Class
2015 Updated
|
2017 Assessment
|
Total ISFR
Updated
|
|
Very Dense Forest
|
Moderately Dense Forest
|
Open Forest
|
Scrub
|
Non Forest
|
|
Very Dense Forest
|
4,111
|
634
|
36
|
1
|
22
|
4,804
|
|
Moderately Dense Forest
|
816
|
11,334
|
998
|
20
|
494
|
13,662
|
|
Open Forest
|
26
|
664
|
4,651
|
63
|
402
|
5,806
|
|
Scrub
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
132
|
159
|
296
|
|
Non Forest
|
16
|
247
|
757
|
167
|
27,728
|
28,915
|
|
Total ISFR 2017
|
4,969
|
12,884
|
6,442
|
383
|
28,805
|
53,483
|
|
Net Change
|
165
|
-778
|
636
|
87
|
-110
|
0
|
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2017)