ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Forest Cover Change Matrix
Forest Cover Change Matrix
(area in km2)
|
Class
|
2019 Assessment
|
Total ISFR
2017
|
|
VDF
|
MDF
|
OF
|
Scrub
|
NF
|
|
Very Dense Forest
|
4,968
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4,969
|
|
Moderately Dense Forest
|
79
|
12,787
|
6
|
0
|
12
|
12,884
|
|
Open Forest
|
0
|
18
|
6,406
|
2
|
16
|
6,442
|
|
Scrub
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
379
|
3
|
383
|
|
Non Forest
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
2
|
28,765
|
28,805
|
|
Total ISFR 2017
|
5,047
|
12,805
|
6,451
|
383
|
28,797
|
53,483
|
|
Net Change
|
78
|
-79
|
9
|
0
|
-8
|
|
Main reasons for the increase in forest cover in the State are plantation and conservation activities.
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2019). Volume 2.