WLh Lhe nahdaLe Lo assess Ihda's IoresL LANDSAT-MSS saLeLe was repaced by

resources perodcay, Lhe ForesL Survey oI LANDSAT-TM wLh a spaLa resouLoh oI

Ihda (FSI) nakes assessnehL oI Lhe 8On. The napphg was carred ouL aL
couhLry's IoresL ahd Lree resources oh a 1:2bO,OOO scae. Ths resuLed h reduchg
reguar bass ahd pubshes Lhe resuLs h Ls Mhnun Mapphg UhL (MMU) Iron 4OO ha
behha reporL 'Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL' Lo 2b ha. Shce 199b, FSI ushg hdgehous
(ISFR). The IoresL cover assessnehL s carred renoLe sehshg saLeLe daLa ahd node oI
ouL ushg renoLe sehshg Lechhoogy oh wa hLerpreLaLoh parLy shILed Iron vsua Lo
Lo wa bass whereas Lhe Lree cover esLnaLes dgLa. Shce 2OO1, Lhere was na|or
ar e der ved I r on a sanp e based L echho og ca ahd neL hodo og ca
neLhodoogy ushg boLh Ied hvehLory daLa advahcenehL h Lhe Lechhques oI IoresL
oI Trees CuLsde ForesLs (TCF) ahd hgh cover napphg h Lerns oI saLeLe daLa, scae
resouLoh renoLe sehshg daLa. The reporL oI napphg ahd hLerpreLaLoh. Shce Lheh,
aso cohLahs hIornaLoh abouL growhg Lhe IoresL cover napphg has beeh carred ouL
sLock, carboh sLock h couhLry's IoresLs ahd aL a scae oI 1:bO,OOO wLh node oI
oLher nporLahL hIornaLoh whch are based hLerpreLaLoh conpeLey shILhg Ironvsua
oh NaLoha ForesL hvehLory (NFI) daLa ushg Lo dgLa ushg LISS-III daLa havhg spaLa
sanp hg based neL hodo ogy. Th s resouLoh oI 28.bn. As a resuL oI Lhs
hIornaLoh s very useIu Ior pahhers ahd advahcenehL, Lhe MMU was IurLher reduced
pocy nakers Ior sLraLegc pahhhg ahd Lo ohe hecLare Iron2bha.
decsoh nakhg h IoresLry secLor. So Iar
AhoLher advahLage was Lo add ohe nore
Lweve such reporLs have beeh pubshed by
cahopy dehsLy cass h Lhe napphg oI IoresL
FSI. The asL reporL .e. ISFR 2O11 was
cover. IL was how possbe Ior FSI Lo cassIy
pubshed by FSI h February 2O12. The
L h
IoresL cover h Lhree cahopy dehsLy casses
presehL reporL .e. ISFR 2O18 s 18
vz. Very Dehse ForesL (VDF, havhg cahopy
assessnehL h Lhs seres.
dehsLy oI 1O% ahd above), ModeraLey Dehse
ForesL (MDF, havhg cahopy dehsLy oI 4O%
1.1 TechnoIogicaI Advancement
ahd nore buL ess Lhah 1O%.) ahd Cpeh ForesL
(CF, havhg cahopy dehsLy oI 1O% ahd nore
ForesL Survey oI Ihda sLarLed IoresL cover
buL ess Lhah 4O%) agahsL earer Lwo dehsLy
assessnehL h 1981 ushg LANDSAT-MSS
casses .e. Dehse ForesL (havhg cahopy
saLeLe daLa wLh a spaLa resouLoh oI 8On.
dehsLy over 4O per cehL) ahd Cpeh ForesL
The scae oI napphg was 1:1 noh ahd
(havhg cahopy dehsLy beLweeh 1O ahd 4O per
node oI hLerpreLaLoh was vsua. Ih 1989,
cehL) used L SFR2OO1. WLh nprovenehL h
1. lntroduotion
Chapter
3
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
IhLroducLoh
2
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL 2O18
Lechhoogy, hecessary expahsohs h recorded as 'ForesLs' h goverhnehL records.
hardware ahd soILware hIrasLrucLure were Recorded IoresL areas argey cohssL oI
aso nade Lo nake L conpaLbe wLh beLLer Reserved ForesLs (RF) ahd ProLecLed ForesLs
daLa. Thus over asL 2b years, Lhere s a (PF), whch have beeh cohsLLuLed uhder Lhe
sghIcahL advahcenehL h Lhe renoLe provsohs oI Ihdah ForesL AcL 1921. Besdes
sehshg Lechhoogy ahd FSI has kepL pace RFs ahd PFs, Lhe recorded IoresL area nay
wLh L. Tabe 1.1 shows Lhe Lechhoogca aso hcude a such areas whch have beeh
advahcenehL h IoresL cover assessnehL recorded as IoresLs h Lhe revehue records or
shce 1981. have beeh cohsLLuLed so uhder ahy SLaLe AcL
or oca aw. Thus, 'ForesL Cover' hdcaLes
presehce oI Lrees oh ahy ahd rrespecLve oI
1.2 Forest Cover and Recorded
Lher owhershp ahd Lhe 'ForesL Area' dehoLes
Lhe ega sLaLus oI Lhe ahd. Forest Area
ALhough na|orLy oI Lhe recorded IoresL
The Lern'ForesL Cover' as used h ISFR reIers
areas have vegeLaLoh cover, yeL Lhere are
Lo a ahds nore Lhah ohe hecLare h area wLh
bahks ahd areas wLh Lree dehsLy ess Lhah
a Lree cahopy oI nore Lhah 1O% rrespecLve oI
1O% or eveh areas wLhouL ahy Lrees. These
owhershp ahd ega sLaLus hcudhg
nay hcude weLahds, rvers, rverbeds,
orchards, banboo ahd pan. Ch Lhe oLher
creeks h Lhe nahgroves, show-covered
hahd, Lhe Lern 'Recorded ForesL Area' (or
areas, gacers, aphe pasLures, cod deserLs,
IoresL area) reIers Lo a Lhe geographc areas
CycIe of Year Data Sensor SpatiaI ScaIe Minimum Mode of
Assessment Period ResoIution mapping interpre-
unit {ha) tation
I 1981 1981-88 LANDSAT-MSS 8O n 1:1 noh 4OO Vsua
II 1989 198b-81 LANDSAT-TM 8O n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua
III 1991 1981-89 LANDSAT-TM 8O n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua
IV 1998 1989-91 LANDSAT-TM 8O n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua
V 199b 1991-98 IRS-1B LISSII 86.2b n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua & DgLa
VI 1991 1998-9b IRS-1B LISSII 86.2b n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua & DgLa
VII 1999 1996-98 IRS-1C/1D LISS III 28.b n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua & DgLa
VIII 2OO1 2OOO IRS-1C/1D LISS III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
IX 2OO8 2OO2 IRS-1D LISS III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
X 2OOb 2OO4 IRS-1D LISS III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
XI 2OO9 2OO6 IRS-P6-LISS III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
XII 2O11 2OO8-O9 IRS-P6-LISS III & 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
IRS-P6 AWFS b6 n
XIII 2O18 2O1O-12 IRS P6-LISS-III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
IRS-ResourcesaL
2-LISS III
TabIe 1.1: Forest Cover Mapping over the Years
TabIe 1.2: Recorded Forest Areas {RFAs) in States and UTs
2
(Area h kn )
States/UTs Geo. RFA as RFA {as revised by SFDs) TotaI %of GA
Area reported Reserved Protected UncIassed RFA
{GA) in ISFR Forests Forests Forests
2011
Ahdhra Pradesh 21b,O69 68,814 bO,419 12,86b 91O 68,814 28.2O
Aruhacha Pradesh 88,148 b1,b4O 1O,128 9,119 81,O89 b1,b41 61.bb
Assan 18,488 26,882 11,864 O 8,968 26,882 84.21
Bhar 94,168 6,418 698 b,119 1 6,418 6.81
ChhaLLsgarh 18b,191 b9,112 2b,182 24,O86 9,9b4 b9,112 44.21
Deh 1,488 8b 18 1 O 8b b.18
Coa 8,1O2 1,224 2b8 O 912 1,22b 88.O9
Cu|araL 196,O22 18,921 14,818 2,886 4,888 21,641 11.O4
Haryaha 44,212 1,bb9 249 1,1b8 1b2 1,bb9 8.b8
Hnacha Pradesh bb,618 81,O88 1,898 88,18O 2,OOb 81,O88 66.b2
Jannu & Kashnr 222,286 2O,28O 11,648 2,bb1 86 2O,28O 9.1O
Jharkhahd 19,114 28,6Ob 4,881 19,18b 88 28,6Ob 29.61
KarhaLaka 191,191 88,284 28,69O 8,981 b,668 88,284 19.96
Keraa 88,868 11,26b 11,8O9* O O 11,8O9 29.1O
Madhya Pradesh 8O8,24b 94,689 61,886 81,O98 1,1Ob 94,689 8O.12
MaharashLra 8O1,118 61,989 b1,b48 6,121 8,O82 61,8b1 19.94
Mahpur 22,821 11,418 1,461 4,111 11,18O 11,418 18.O1
Meghaaya 22,429 9,496 1,118 12 8,811 9,496 42.84
Mzoran 21,O81 16,111 1,9O9 8,b68 b,24O 16,111 19.8O
Nagaahd 16,b19 9,222 86 bO8 8,628 9,222 bb.62
Cdsha 1bb,1O1 b8,186 26,829 1b,b2b 16,282 b8,186 81.84
Puh|ab bO,862 8,O84 44 1,181 1,9O8 8,O84 6.12
Ra|asLhah 842,289 82,689 12,41b 18,211 2,O4b 82,181 9.b1
Skkn 1,O96 b,841 b,4b2 889 O b,841 82.81
Tan Nadu 18O,Ob8 22,811 19,888 2,188 1,8O6 22,811 11.b9
Trpura 1O,486 6,294 4,11b 2 2,111 6,294 6O.O2
ULLar Pradesh 24O,928 16,b88 11,66O 1,42O 8,bO8 16,b88 6.88
ULLarakhahd b8,488 84,6b1 24,648 9,88b 128 84,6b1 64.19
WesL Behga 88,1b2 11,819 1,Ob4 8,112 1,Ob8 11,819 18.88
grassahds oI shoas eLc. Ch Lhe oLher hahd, areas aso cohsLLuLe IoresL cover ahd are
Lhere are areas ouLsde Lhe recorded IoresLs hcuded h Lhe IoresL cover assessnehL oI
wLh Lree paLches oI ohe hecLare ahd nore FSI.
wLh cahopy dehsLy above 1O%. Exanpes
The RFA Igures oI varous sLaLes ahd UTs oI
hcude pahLaLohs oh Lhe connuhLy ahds,
Lhe couhLry are gveh h Tabe 1.2 Ior
road sde, raways ahd cahas, Euca/ytus,
reIerehce.
rubber, Lea, ahd coIIee pahLaLohs, eLc. Such
3
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
IhLroducLoh
2
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL 2O18
Lechhoogy, hecessary expahsohs h recorded as 'ForesLs' h goverhnehL records.
hardware ahd soILware hIrasLrucLure were Recorded IoresL areas argey cohssL oI
aso nade Lo nake L conpaLbe wLh beLLer Reserved ForesLs (RF) ahd ProLecLed ForesLs
daLa. Thus over asL 2b years, Lhere s a (PF), whch have beeh cohsLLuLed uhder Lhe
sghIcahL advahcenehL h Lhe renoLe provsohs oI Ihdah ForesL AcL 1921. Besdes
sehshg Lechhoogy ahd FSI has kepL pace RFs ahd PFs, Lhe recorded IoresL area nay
wLh L. Tabe 1.1 shows Lhe Lechhoogca aso hcude a such areas whch have beeh
advahcenehL h IoresL cover assessnehL recorded as IoresLs h Lhe revehue records or
shce 1981. have beeh cohsLLuLed so uhder ahy SLaLe AcL
or oca aw. Thus, 'ForesL Cover' hdcaLes
presehce oI Lrees oh ahy ahd rrespecLve oI
1.2 Forest Cover and Recorded
Lher owhershp ahd Lhe 'ForesL Area' dehoLes
Lhe ega sLaLus oI Lhe ahd. Forest Area
ALhough na|orLy oI Lhe recorded IoresL
The Lern'ForesL Cover' as used h ISFR reIers
areas have vegeLaLoh cover, yeL Lhere are
Lo a ahds nore Lhah ohe hecLare h area wLh
bahks ahd areas wLh Lree dehsLy ess Lhah
a Lree cahopy oI nore Lhah 1O% rrespecLve oI
1O% or eveh areas wLhouL ahy Lrees. These
owhershp ahd ega sLaLus hcudhg
nay hcude weLahds, rvers, rverbeds,
orchards, banboo ahd pan. Ch Lhe oLher
creeks h Lhe nahgroves, show-covered
hahd, Lhe Lern 'Recorded ForesL Area' (or
areas, gacers, aphe pasLures, cod deserLs,
IoresL area) reIers Lo a Lhe geographc areas
CycIe of Year Data Sensor SpatiaI ScaIe Minimum Mode of
Assessment Period ResoIution mapping interpre-
unit {ha) tation
I 1981 1981-88 LANDSAT-MSS 8O n 1:1 noh 4OO Vsua
II 1989 198b-81 LANDSAT-TM 8O n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua
III 1991 1981-89 LANDSAT-TM 8O n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua
IV 1998 1989-91 LANDSAT-TM 8O n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua
V 199b 1991-98 IRS-1B LISSII 86.2b n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua & DgLa
VI 1991 1998-9b IRS-1B LISSII 86.2b n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua & DgLa
VII 1999 1996-98 IRS-1C/1D LISS III 28.b n 1:2bO,OOO 2b Vsua & DgLa
VIII 2OO1 2OOO IRS-1C/1D LISS III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
IX 2OO8 2OO2 IRS-1D LISS III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
X 2OOb 2OO4 IRS-1D LISS III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
XI 2OO9 2OO6 IRS-P6-LISS III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
XII 2O11 2OO8-O9 IRS-P6-LISS III & 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
IRS-P6 AWFS b6 n
XIII 2O18 2O1O-12 IRS P6-LISS-III 28.b n 1:bO,OOO 1 DgLa
IRS-ResourcesaL
2-LISS III
TabIe 1.1: Forest Cover Mapping over the Years
TabIe 1.2: Recorded Forest Areas {RFAs) in States and UTs
2
(Area h kn )
States/UTs Geo. RFA as RFA {as revised by SFDs) TotaI %of GA
Area reported Reserved Protected UncIassed RFA
{GA) in ISFR Forests Forests Forests
2011
Ahdhra Pradesh 21b,O69 68,814 bO,419 12,86b 91O 68,814 28.2O
Aruhacha Pradesh 88,148 b1,b4O 1O,128 9,119 81,O89 b1,b41 61.bb
Assan 18,488 26,882 11,864 O 8,968 26,882 84.21
Bhar 94,168 6,418 698 b,119 1 6,418 6.81
ChhaLLsgarh 18b,191 b9,112 2b,182 24,O86 9,9b4 b9,112 44.21
Deh 1,488 8b 18 1 O 8b b.18
Coa 8,1O2 1,224 2b8 O 912 1,22b 88.O9
Cu|araL 196,O22 18,921 14,818 2,886 4,888 21,641 11.O4
Haryaha 44,212 1,bb9 249 1,1b8 1b2 1,bb9 8.b8
Hnacha Pradesh bb,618 81,O88 1,898 88,18O 2,OOb 81,O88 66.b2
Jannu & Kashnr 222,286 2O,28O 11,648 2,bb1 86 2O,28O 9.1O
Jharkhahd 19,114 28,6Ob 4,881 19,18b 88 28,6Ob 29.61
KarhaLaka 191,191 88,284 28,69O 8,981 b,668 88,284 19.96
Keraa 88,868 11,26b 11,8O9* O O 11,8O9 29.1O
Madhya Pradesh 8O8,24b 94,689 61,886 81,O98 1,1Ob 94,689 8O.12
MaharashLra 8O1,118 61,989 b1,b48 6,121 8,O82 61,8b1 19.94
Mahpur 22,821 11,418 1,461 4,111 11,18O 11,418 18.O1
Meghaaya 22,429 9,496 1,118 12 8,811 9,496 42.84
Mzoran 21,O81 16,111 1,9O9 8,b68 b,24O 16,111 19.8O
Nagaahd 16,b19 9,222 86 bO8 8,628 9,222 bb.62
Cdsha 1bb,1O1 b8,186 26,829 1b,b2b 16,282 b8,186 81.84
Puh|ab bO,862 8,O84 44 1,181 1,9O8 8,O84 6.12
Ra|asLhah 842,289 82,689 12,41b 18,211 2,O4b 82,181 9.b1
Skkn 1,O96 b,841 b,4b2 889 O b,841 82.81
Tan Nadu 18O,Ob8 22,811 19,888 2,188 1,8O6 22,811 11.b9
Trpura 1O,486 6,294 4,11b 2 2,111 6,294 6O.O2
ULLar Pradesh 24O,928 16,b88 11,66O 1,42O 8,bO8 16,b88 6.88
ULLarakhahd b8,488 84,6b1 24,648 9,88b 128 84,6b1 64.19
WesL Behga 88,1b2 11,819 1,Ob4 8,112 1,Ob8 11,819 18.88
grassahds oI shoas eLc. Ch Lhe oLher hahd, areas aso cohsLLuLe IoresL cover ahd are
Lhere are areas ouLsde Lhe recorded IoresLs hcuded h Lhe IoresL cover assessnehL oI
wLh Lree paLches oI ohe hecLare ahd nore FSI.
wLh cahopy dehsLy above 1O%. Exanpes
The RFA Igures oI varous sLaLes ahd UTs oI
hcude pahLaLohs oh Lhe connuhLy ahds,
Lhe couhLry are gveh h Tabe 1.2 Ior
road sde, raways ahd cahas, Euca/ytus,
reIerehce.
rubber, Lea, ahd coIIee pahLaLohs, eLc. Such
4
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL 2O18
5
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
IhLroducLoh
1.3 NationaI Forest Inventory {NFI)
For Lhs exercse, Lhe couhLry was sLraLIed
hLo 14 physographc zohes cohsLLuLhg
The esLnaLoh oI wood voune oI IoresLs,
such areas LhaL exhbL broad snarLy h Lhe
geheray Lerned as Crowhg SLock (CS), has
IacLors (aLLude, geographc ocaLoh, so
aways beeh a parL oI Lhe Workhg Pah
ahd so nosLure cohLehL, precpLaLoh,
exercse oI ahy IoresL dvsoh Lo esLnaLe Lhe
LenperaLure, eLc.) LhaL characLerse Lhe Lree
ahhua yed. However, oh a nuch arger scae,
gr owL h ahd L hus bear sonewhaL
Lhs exercse was sLarLed by Pre-IhvesLnehL
honogehous Lree vegeLaLoh. The 14
Survey oI ForesL Resources (PISFR), Lhe
phys ogr aph c zohes ar e: WesL er h
precursor orgahsaLoh oI FSI, h 196b based
Hnaayas, EasLerh Hnaayas, NorLh EasL,
oh sanphg neLhodoogy ushg aera
NorLherh Pahs, EasLerh Pahs, WesLerh
phoLographs. IhLay Lhe hvehLory was
Pahs, CehLra Hghahds, NorLh Deccah,
cohIhed Lo rch IoresL areas. SubsequehLy,
EasL Deccah, SouLh Deccah, WesLerh ChaLs,
Lhe hvehLory exercse was exLehded Lo
EasLerh ChaLs, WesL CoasL ahd EasL CoasL.
hoh-IoresL areas. New NaLoha ForesL
The NFI s Lakeh up h 6O rahdony seecLed
I hvehL or y (NFI ) was des ghed ahd
dsLrcLs oI Lhe couhLry h a cyce oI Lwo
hLaLed h 2OO2. The nodIed sanphg
years, ahd Lhe hIornaLoh coecLed durhg
desgh oI NFI aned aL geheraLhg
prevous cyces s aso used Lo nake
esLnaLes oI CS ahd oLher paraneLers Ior
esLnaLes nore precse. The Crowhg SLock
areas wLhh IoresLs as we as Ior TCF oh a
hIornaLoh s sghIcahL as L s basc hpuL
Lwo-year cyce. The IrsL CS esLnaLes Ior
Ior esLnaLoh oI bonass as we as Lhe
IoresLs ahd TCF were pubshed h Lhe SLaLe
carboh sLock, whch s ah nporLahL
oI ForesL ReporL 2OO8.
conpohehL oI hLerhaLoha hegoLaLohs
1.4.2 Important Characteristics of India's uhder REDD+. The deLaed neLhodoogy
Forests has beeh gveh h Lhe chapLer deahg wLh
growhg sLock.
ForesL Survey oI Ihda has beeh cohducLhg
NaLoha ForesL IhvehLory (NFI) shce 2OO2.
1.4 New Featuresin ISFR 2013
Uhder Lhe NFI, as deLaed h para 1.4, Lhe
couhLr y has beeh sLraLIed hLo 14
1.4.1 Assessment of Forest Cover within
physographc zohes ahd 6O dsLrcLs are
and outside Greenwash area
seecLed rahdony Ior deLaed hvehLory oI
The chahges Lakhg pace h Lhe couhLry's/
IoresLs ahd Trees CuLsde ForesLs (TCF) h a
SLaLes' IoresL cover are hoL ehLrey chahges
cyce oI Lwo years. Durhg Lhe Ied hvehLory,
wLhh Lhe recorded IoresL area aohe, buL aso
FSI coecLs boLh quahLLaLve ahd quaLaLve
hcudes Lhe chahges occurrhg ouLsde Lhe
daLa oh nahy paraneLers Ironeach poL. Ch
recorded IoresL areas. The dgLzed IoresL
ahayss oI quahLLaLve daLa, esLnaLoh oI
bouhdares woud be useIu Lo assess Lhe growhg sLock h IoresLs ahd TCF h
acLua chahges occurrhg wLhh Lhe IoresL physographc zohes ahd aL sLaLe eve are
areas. Ths hIornaLoh s essehLay requred nade. Ih addLoh, Lhe carboh sLock ahd Lree
I or po cy/ pr ogr anne nak hg ahd cover are aso esLnaLed. These resuLs have
nahagenehL oI IoresL areas. However, due beeh pubshed h dIIerehL SFRs. However,
quaLaLve hIornaLoh oh varous oLher Lo hoh avaabLy oI dgLzed IoresL
nporLahL paraneLers such as IoresL area bouhdares (ohy Iew sLaLes have aLLenpLed
Lhs), L has hoL beeh possbe Lo assess ahd uhder dIIerehL ahd use, hLehsLy oI
nohLor chahges wLhh Lhe recorded IoresL regeheraLoh, hcdehce oI Ire, h|ures Lo
crops, grazhg, presehce oI weeds ahd grass, areas (RFA) LhaL are uhder Lhe cohLro oI
so hIornaLoh, hunus, rockhess, banboo SLaLe ForesL DeparLnehLs. However,
hIornaLoh, pahLaLoh poLehLa, boLc cohs der hg Lhe nporLahce oI Lh s
hIuehce, eLc. coecLed durhg Lhe Ied hIornaLoh, FSI has aLLenpLed Lo gve IoresL
hvehLory whch were hoL gveh h Lhe cover wLhh ahd ouLsde Lhe greehwash area
prevous reporLs have beeh h corporaLed h h Lhe presehL ISFR. The greeh wash area h
presehL reporL. The hIornaLoh oh Lhese
Sur vey oI Ihda Lopographc sheeLs
paraneLers heps h descrbhg Lhe nporLahL
represehLs Lhe IoresL areas aL Lhe Lne oI
characLersLcs oI Ihda's IoresL. Cohsderhg
sur vey carred ouL Lo prepare such
Lhe nporLahce oI Lhese paraneLers, Lhe
Lopographc sheeLs. Ths greeh wash area by
deLaed ahayss oI Lhese paraneLers s
ahd arge correspohds Lo recorded IoresL area
hc uded h Chapter 6: ' Important
oI Lhe couhLry. Thus h Lhe absehce oI
Characteristicsof India'sForests'.
dgLzed bouhdares oI Lhe RFA, greeh wash
areas have beeh Lakeh as proxy Lo RFA. Ih Lhe
1.4.3 Treesof Agroforestry in India
presehL assessnehL, Lhe IoresL cover wLhh
ahd ouLsde greehwash areas has beeh gveh
AgroIoresLry s behg pracLced h anosL a
separaLey Lo ahayse Lhe chahges wLhh ahd
Lhe couhLres oI Lropcs ahd LenperaLe
ouLsde Lhe IoresL areas.
States/UTs Geo. RFA as RFA {as revised by SFDs) TotaI %of GA
Area reported Reserved Protected UncIassed RFA
{GA) in ISFR Forests Forests Forests
2011
A & N Isahds 8,249 1,111 b,618 1,bb8 O 1,111 86.98
Chahdgarh 114 84 82 O 8 8b 8O.1O
Dadra&Nagar Have 491 2O4 199 b O 2O4 41.bb
Danah & Du 112 8 O.24 O 8.O8 8 1.88
Lakshadweep 82 O O O O O O.OO
Puducherry 48O 18 O 2 11 18 2.11
TotaI 3,287,263 769,538 425,494 214,986 131,341 771,821 23.48
: State Forest Departments
The figure includes 295 sq km of proposed RF and 1,838 sq km of deemed RF (Vested Forest and Ecologically
Fragile Land).
4
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL 2O18
5
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
IhLroducLoh
1.3 NationaI Forest Inventory {NFI)
For Lhs exercse, Lhe couhLry was sLraLIed
hLo 14 physographc zohes cohsLLuLhg
The esLnaLoh oI wood voune oI IoresLs,
such areas LhaL exhbL broad snarLy h Lhe
geheray Lerned as Crowhg SLock (CS), has
IacLors (aLLude, geographc ocaLoh, so
aways beeh a parL oI Lhe Workhg Pah
ahd so nosLure cohLehL, precpLaLoh,
exercse oI ahy IoresL dvsoh Lo esLnaLe Lhe
LenperaLure, eLc.) LhaL characLerse Lhe Lree
ahhua yed. However, oh a nuch arger scae,
gr owL h ahd L hus bear sonewhaL
Lhs exercse was sLarLed by Pre-IhvesLnehL
honogehous Lree vegeLaLoh. The 14
Survey oI ForesL Resources (PISFR), Lhe
phys ogr aph c zohes ar e: WesL er h
precursor orgahsaLoh oI FSI, h 196b based
Hnaayas, EasLerh Hnaayas, NorLh EasL,
oh sanphg neLhodoogy ushg aera
NorLherh Pahs, EasLerh Pahs, WesLerh
phoLographs. IhLay Lhe hvehLory was
Pahs, CehLra Hghahds, NorLh Deccah,
cohIhed Lo rch IoresL areas. SubsequehLy,
EasL Deccah, SouLh Deccah, WesLerh ChaLs,
Lhe hvehLory exercse was exLehded Lo
EasLerh ChaLs, WesL CoasL ahd EasL CoasL.
hoh-IoresL areas. New NaLoha ForesL
The NFI s Lakeh up h 6O rahdony seecLed
I hvehL or y (NFI ) was des ghed ahd
dsLrcLs oI Lhe couhLry h a cyce oI Lwo
hLaLed h 2OO2. The nodIed sanphg
years, ahd Lhe hIornaLoh coecLed durhg
desgh oI NFI aned aL geheraLhg
prevous cyces s aso used Lo nake
esLnaLes oI CS ahd oLher paraneLers Ior
esLnaLes nore precse. The Crowhg SLock
areas wLhh IoresLs as we as Ior TCF oh a
hIornaLoh s sghIcahL as L s basc hpuL
Lwo-year cyce. The IrsL CS esLnaLes Ior
Ior esLnaLoh oI bonass as we as Lhe
IoresLs ahd TCF were pubshed h Lhe SLaLe
carboh sLock, whch s ah nporLahL
oI ForesL ReporL 2OO8.
conpohehL oI hLerhaLoha hegoLaLohs
1.4.2 Important Characteristics of India's uhder REDD+. The deLaed neLhodoogy
Forests has beeh gveh h Lhe chapLer deahg wLh
growhg sLock.
ForesL Survey oI Ihda has beeh cohducLhg
NaLoha ForesL IhvehLory (NFI) shce 2OO2.
1.4 New Featuresin ISFR 2013
Uhder Lhe NFI, as deLaed h para 1.4, Lhe
couhLr y has beeh sLraLIed hLo 14
1.4.1 Assessment of Forest Cover within
physographc zohes ahd 6O dsLrcLs are
and outside Greenwash area
seecLed rahdony Ior deLaed hvehLory oI
The chahges Lakhg pace h Lhe couhLry's/
IoresLs ahd Trees CuLsde ForesLs (TCF) h a
SLaLes' IoresL cover are hoL ehLrey chahges
cyce oI Lwo years. Durhg Lhe Ied hvehLory,
wLhh Lhe recorded IoresL area aohe, buL aso
FSI coecLs boLh quahLLaLve ahd quaLaLve
hcudes Lhe chahges occurrhg ouLsde Lhe
daLa oh nahy paraneLers Ironeach poL. Ch
recorded IoresL areas. The dgLzed IoresL
ahayss oI quahLLaLve daLa, esLnaLoh oI
bouhdares woud be useIu Lo assess Lhe growhg sLock h IoresLs ahd TCF h
acLua chahges occurrhg wLhh Lhe IoresL physographc zohes ahd aL sLaLe eve are
areas. Ths hIornaLoh s essehLay requred nade. Ih addLoh, Lhe carboh sLock ahd Lree
I or po cy/ pr ogr anne nak hg ahd cover are aso esLnaLed. These resuLs have
nahagenehL oI IoresL areas. However, due beeh pubshed h dIIerehL SFRs. However,
quaLaLve hIornaLoh oh varous oLher Lo hoh avaabLy oI dgLzed IoresL
nporLahL paraneLers such as IoresL area bouhdares (ohy Iew sLaLes have aLLenpLed
Lhs), L has hoL beeh possbe Lo assess ahd uhder dIIerehL ahd use, hLehsLy oI
nohLor chahges wLhh Lhe recorded IoresL regeheraLoh, hcdehce oI Ire, h|ures Lo
crops, grazhg, presehce oI weeds ahd grass, areas (RFA) LhaL are uhder Lhe cohLro oI
so hIornaLoh, hunus, rockhess, banboo SLaLe ForesL DeparLnehLs. However,
hIornaLoh, pahLaLoh poLehLa, boLc cohs der hg Lhe nporLahce oI Lh s
hIuehce, eLc. coecLed durhg Lhe Ied hIornaLoh, FSI has aLLenpLed Lo gve IoresL
hvehLory whch were hoL gveh h Lhe cover wLhh ahd ouLsde Lhe greehwash area
prevous reporLs have beeh h corporaLed h h Lhe presehL ISFR. The greeh wash area h
presehL reporL. The hIornaLoh oh Lhese
Sur vey oI Ihda Lopographc sheeLs
paraneLers heps h descrbhg Lhe nporLahL
represehLs Lhe IoresL areas aL Lhe Lne oI
characLersLcs oI Ihda's IoresL. Cohsderhg
sur vey carred ouL Lo prepare such
Lhe nporLahce oI Lhese paraneLers, Lhe
Lopographc sheeLs. Ths greeh wash area by
deLaed ahayss oI Lhese paraneLers s
ahd arge correspohds Lo recorded IoresL area
hc uded h Chapter 6: ' Important
oI Lhe couhLry. Thus h Lhe absehce oI
Characteristicsof India'sForests'.
dgLzed bouhdares oI Lhe RFA, greeh wash
areas have beeh Lakeh as proxy Lo RFA. Ih Lhe
1.4.3 Treesof Agroforestry in India
presehL assessnehL, Lhe IoresL cover wLhh
ahd ouLsde greehwash areas has beeh gveh
AgroIoresLry s behg pracLced h anosL a
separaLey Lo ahayse Lhe chahges wLhh ahd
Lhe couhLres oI Lropcs ahd LenperaLe
ouLsde Lhe IoresL areas.
States/UTs Geo. RFA as RFA {as revised by SFDs) TotaI %of GA
Area reported Reserved Protected UncIassed RFA
{GA) in ISFR Forests Forests Forests
2011
A & N Isahds 8,249 1,111 b,618 1,bb8 O 1,111 86.98
Chahdgarh 114 84 82 O 8 8b 8O.1O
Dadra&Nagar Have 491 2O4 199 b O 2O4 41.bb
Danah & Du 112 8 O.24 O 8.O8 8 1.88
Lakshadweep 82 O O O O O O.OO
Puducherry 48O 18 O 2 11 18 2.11
TotaI 3,287,263 769,538 425,494 214,986 131,341 771,821 23.48
: State Forest Departments
The figure includes 295 sq km of proposed RF and 1,838 sq km of deemed RF (Vested Forest and Ecologically
Fragile Land).
7
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
IhLroducLoh
6
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL 2O18
1.4.4 Urban Tree Resources regohs shce Lne nnenora. AgroIoresLry
sysLens drecLy aIIecL Lhe Ie oI nohs oI
As per Lhe popuaLoh reIerehce bureau, Ihda
rura peope as Lhese are reaLed Lo nosL oI Lhe
s secohd nosL popuous couhLry oI Lhe word
agrcuLura ahds. The suppy oI Iuewood,
h 2O18 ahd by 2ObO, Lhe pro|ecLed popuaLoh
Lnber, IruL, Iodder eLc. Iron Lhese Lree
oI Ihda w be Lhe hghesL h Lhe word. As
resources has cohLrbuLed sghIcahLy Lo Lhe
per Lhe cehsus 2O11, Lhe eve oI urbahsaLoh
rura ecohony. They aso pay nporLahL roe
h Ihda has hcreased Iron 21.81 percehL Lo
h conbaLhg cnaLe chahge. Ih addLoh, L
81.16 percehL. Durhg 2OO1-2O11, Lhere s ah
has Lhe poLehLa Lo provde ecosysLen
hcrease oI 2,114 Lowhs, 242 sLaLuLory Lowhs
servces, such as carboh sLorage, bodversLy
ahd 2,8b2 cehsus Lowhs. The rapd ecohonc
cohservaLoh, checkhg so erosoh ahd
growLh ahd urbahsaLoh couped wLh
waLer recharge ahd cohservaLoh. AparL Iron
opsded ahd IauLy urbah pahhhg has ed Lo
Lhs, agroIoresLry has Lhe poLehLa Ior
nahy ehvrohnehLa probens h Lhe urbah
cohservhg so by addhg huLrehLs ahd
area. Uhder Lhs backgrouhd urbah Lree
orgahc naLLer whch hoL ohy nahLah so
resources are payhg ah nporLahL roe h
IerLLy buL aso hep h so IornaLoh ahd
nLgaLhg sone oI Lhe probens arshg due
cohservaLoh.
Lo urbahsaLoh.
The hIornaLoh avaabe abouL area uhder
Urbah Lrees ahd IoresLs are cohLrbuLhg
agroIoresLry, Lree resources, Lher voune,
nnehsey Lo Lhe quaLy oI Ie h Lowhs ahd
ahd choce oI speces eLc. s hadequaLe. FSI
cLes, neeLhg basc heeds oI poor peope
has beeh esLnaLhg Lhe hunber oI sLens
such as Iood, Iue, Iodder ahd Lnber. Soca
aohg wLh wood voune oI TCF aL sLaLe ahd
beheILs oI urbah Lrees ahd IoresLs reaLe Lo
haLoha eve uhder Ls reguar TCF hvehLory
heaLh, enpoynehL, educaLoh, recreaLoh,
progranne ahd resuLs are reporLed h
aesL heL c, ahdscape beheI L s, ahd
success ve reporLs s hce 2OO8. The
connuhLy sLrehgLhehhg. EhvrohnehLa
hIornaLoh oh avaabe Lree resources h
servces oI urbah IoresLs are nprovenehL h
agr oI or esL r y sysL en has hoL beeh
cnaLe ahd ar quaLy, ehergy savhgs,
scehLIcay ahayzed ahd reporLed earer
reducLoh oI goba warnhg ahd carboh
separaLey. Cohsderhg Lhe nporLahce oI
doxde, hose abaLenehL, waLer & so
agroIoresLry, L was appropraLe Lo hcude ohe
cohser vaL oh, so d wasLe ahd ahd
addLoha chapLer oh Lree resources h
recanaLoh, ahd haLure cohservaLoh
agroIoresLry sysLens h Ihda. The chapLer
hcudhg wdIe habLaL ahd bodversLy.
cohLahs hIornaLoh abouL Tree greeh cover
FSI has beeh assesshg Lhe urbah Lree
uhder agroIoresLry, growhg sLock, carboh
resources cohLhuousy uhder TCF hvehLory
sLock uhder dIIerehL physographc zohes
shce 2OO2. However, separaLe chapLer oh
ahd SLaLes/UTs. Ih addLoh, hIornaLoh oh
urbah Lree resources was hoL gveh h Lhe
speces wse hunber oI sLens ahd Lher
earer reporLs. Now a separaLe chapLer oh
voune uhder agrosysLen h Ihda has beeh
urbah Lree resources has beeh hcuded h Lhe
gveh h Chapter 7: 'Trees in Agroforestry
presehL reporL. The hIornaLoh oh urbah
Systemsin India'.
area, hunber oI sLens ahd voune accordhg
Lo speces ahd daneLer cass aL haLoha ahd acLvLes reaLed Lo nohLorhg ahd
sLaLe eve has beeh deLaed h Chapter 8: ' Lrahsparehcy h Lhe use oI CAMPA Iuhds ahd
Urban TreesResources'. varous works sahcLohed h Lhe Ahhua Pah
oI CperaLohs (SLaLe CAMPA) approved by Lhe
SLaLe AuLhorLes.
1.5 New Initiativesof FSI
Ch Lhe poL bass pro|ecL was hLaLed h Lhe
1.5.1 e-Green Watch
Ive sLaLes Ahdhra Pradesh, KarhaLaka,
Madhya Pradesh, Skkn ahd Trpura.
The Hoh'be Suprene CourL oI Ihda ssued
SubsequehLy, Lhe sLaLes oI Ra|asLhah,
orders h 2OO9 LhaL Lhere w be a
ULLarakhahd, ULLar Pradesh, ChhaLLsgarh,
ConpehsaL or y AI I or esL aL oh Fuhd
Cdsha ahd MaharashLra aso |ohed. Uhder
MahagenehL ahd Pahhhg AuLhorLy
Lhe e-Creeh waLch, poygohs, he daLa oI
(CAMPA) as NaLoha Advsory Couhc Ior
pahLaLohs sLes ahd pohL daLa oI
nohLorhg, Lechhca asssLahce ahd
nnovabe asseLs, are upoaded by Lhe SLaLe
evauaLoh oI conpehsaLory aIIoresLaLoh
ForesL DeparLnehLs oh Lhe porLa deveoped
acLvLes. Ih vewoI Lhs, L was IeL nahdaLory
by Lhe NaLoha IhIornaLc CehLre (NIC),
by Lhe MoEF Lo deveop a work based
LhereaILer FSI nohLors Lhe upoaded daLa
appcaLoh oh Web CISahd MISpaLIorn.
ahd correspohdhgy gve Ls connehLs Lo
SLaLe ForesL DeparLnehLs. [Webs Le:
WLh a conpeLe pocy Iranework h pace, e-
www.egreehwaLch.hc.h].
Creeh WaLch has beeh deveoped as ah
hLegraLed ohhe sysLen LhaL s conpeLey
LrahsparehL, reabe ahd accouhLabe. IL w
1.5.2 Decision Support System
aow Ior nohLorhg ahd evauaLoh oI
dIIerehL acLvLes carred ouL uhder CAMPA.
Ih pursuahce oI Lhe orders oI Lhe Suprene
The 'e-Creeh WaLch' has nahy beeh
CourL oI Ihda ahd as nahdaLed by Lhe
deveoped wLh a vew Lo enpower a
MoEF, FSI has hsLLuLed web based
adnhsLraLors Lo nohLor Lhe progress nade
Decsoh SupporL SysLen (DSS). IL s ah
uhder varous pro|ecLs LhaL are behg carred
appcaLoh ushg Lhe renoLe sehshg
ouL ushg Lhe CAMPA Iuhds. IL w aso
Lechhoogy ahd CIS daLa Ior creaLhg a
IacLaLe Lhe chahge deLecLoh Ior proper
daLabase cohLahhg Lhe dsLrcL wse
nohLorhg ahd evauaLoh oI pahLaLoh
deLas oI Lhe ocaLoh ahd bouhdary oI:
acLvLes. FurLher L w provde a paLIorn
1. Each poL oI ahd LhaL nay be deIhed as
Ior soca ahd ecoogca audLs by
IoresL Ior Lhe purpose oI dversoh uhder
hdepehdehL orgahsaLohs, researchers ahd
Lhe ForesL (CohservaLoh) AcL, 198O.
Lhe pubc.
2. Core, buIIer ahd eco-sehsLve zohes oI Lhe
proLecLed areas cohsLLuLed as per Lhe
IL s desghed ahd deveoped as a web-based,
provsohs oI Lhe WdIe (ProLecLoh)
roe-based workIow appcaLoh ahd
AcL, 1912.
hLegraLed hIornaLoh sysLen whch sha
ehabe auLonaLhg oI varous IuhcLohs ahd 8. InporLahL ngraLory corrdors Ior wdIe.
7
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
IhLroducLoh
6
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL 2O18
1.4.4 Urban Tree Resources regohs shce Lne nnenora. AgroIoresLry
sysLens drecLy aIIecL Lhe Ie oI nohs oI
As per Lhe popuaLoh reIerehce bureau, Ihda
rura peope as Lhese are reaLed Lo nosL oI Lhe
s secohd nosL popuous couhLry oI Lhe word
agrcuLura ahds. The suppy oI Iuewood,
h 2O18 ahd by 2ObO, Lhe pro|ecLed popuaLoh
Lnber, IruL, Iodder eLc. Iron Lhese Lree
oI Ihda w be Lhe hghesL h Lhe word. As
resources has cohLrbuLed sghIcahLy Lo Lhe
per Lhe cehsus 2O11, Lhe eve oI urbahsaLoh
rura ecohony. They aso pay nporLahL roe
h Ihda has hcreased Iron 21.81 percehL Lo
h conbaLhg cnaLe chahge. Ih addLoh, L
81.16 percehL. Durhg 2OO1-2O11, Lhere s ah
has Lhe poLehLa Lo provde ecosysLen
hcrease oI 2,114 Lowhs, 242 sLaLuLory Lowhs
servces, such as carboh sLorage, bodversLy
ahd 2,8b2 cehsus Lowhs. The rapd ecohonc
cohservaLoh, checkhg so erosoh ahd
growLh ahd urbahsaLoh couped wLh
waLer recharge ahd cohservaLoh. AparL Iron
opsded ahd IauLy urbah pahhhg has ed Lo
Lhs, agroIoresLry has Lhe poLehLa Ior
nahy ehvrohnehLa probens h Lhe urbah
cohservhg so by addhg huLrehLs ahd
area. Uhder Lhs backgrouhd urbah Lree
orgahc naLLer whch hoL ohy nahLah so
resources are payhg ah nporLahL roe h
IerLLy buL aso hep h so IornaLoh ahd
nLgaLhg sone oI Lhe probens arshg due
cohservaLoh.
Lo urbahsaLoh.
The hIornaLoh avaabe abouL area uhder
Urbah Lrees ahd IoresLs are cohLrbuLhg
agroIoresLry, Lree resources, Lher voune,
nnehsey Lo Lhe quaLy oI Ie h Lowhs ahd
ahd choce oI speces eLc. s hadequaLe. FSI
cLes, neeLhg basc heeds oI poor peope
has beeh esLnaLhg Lhe hunber oI sLens
such as Iood, Iue, Iodder ahd Lnber. Soca
aohg wLh wood voune oI TCF aL sLaLe ahd
beheILs oI urbah Lrees ahd IoresLs reaLe Lo
haLoha eve uhder Ls reguar TCF hvehLory
heaLh, enpoynehL, educaLoh, recreaLoh,
progranne ahd resuLs are reporLed h
aesL heL c, ahdscape beheI L s, ahd
success ve reporLs s hce 2OO8. The
connuhLy sLrehgLhehhg. EhvrohnehLa
hIornaLoh oh avaabe Lree resources h
servces oI urbah IoresLs are nprovenehL h
agr oI or esL r y sysL en has hoL beeh
cnaLe ahd ar quaLy, ehergy savhgs,
scehLIcay ahayzed ahd reporLed earer
reducLoh oI goba warnhg ahd carboh
separaLey. Cohsderhg Lhe nporLahce oI
doxde, hose abaLenehL, waLer & so
agroIoresLry, L was appropraLe Lo hcude ohe
cohser vaL oh, so d wasLe ahd ahd
addLoha chapLer oh Lree resources h
recanaLoh, ahd haLure cohservaLoh
agroIoresLry sysLens h Ihda. The chapLer
hcudhg wdIe habLaL ahd bodversLy.
cohLahs hIornaLoh abouL Tree greeh cover
FSI has beeh assesshg Lhe urbah Lree
uhder agroIoresLry, growhg sLock, carboh
resources cohLhuousy uhder TCF hvehLory
sLock uhder dIIerehL physographc zohes
shce 2OO2. However, separaLe chapLer oh
ahd SLaLes/UTs. Ih addLoh, hIornaLoh oh
urbah Lree resources was hoL gveh h Lhe
speces wse hunber oI sLens ahd Lher
earer reporLs. Now a separaLe chapLer oh
voune uhder agrosysLen h Ihda has beeh
urbah Lree resources has beeh hcuded h Lhe
gveh h Chapter 7: 'Trees in Agroforestry
presehL reporL. The hIornaLoh oh urbah
Systemsin India'.
area, hunber oI sLens ahd voune accordhg
Lo speces ahd daneLer cass aL haLoha ahd acLvLes reaLed Lo nohLorhg ahd
sLaLe eve has beeh deLaed h Chapter 8: ' Lrahsparehcy h Lhe use oI CAMPA Iuhds ahd
Urban TreesResources'. varous works sahcLohed h Lhe Ahhua Pah
oI CperaLohs (SLaLe CAMPA) approved by Lhe
SLaLe AuLhorLes.
1.5 New Initiativesof FSI
Ch Lhe poL bass pro|ecL was hLaLed h Lhe
1.5.1 e-Green Watch
Ive sLaLes Ahdhra Pradesh, KarhaLaka,
Madhya Pradesh, Skkn ahd Trpura.
The Hoh'be Suprene CourL oI Ihda ssued
SubsequehLy, Lhe sLaLes oI Ra|asLhah,
orders h 2OO9 LhaL Lhere w be a
ULLarakhahd, ULLar Pradesh, ChhaLLsgarh,
ConpehsaL or y AI I or esL aL oh Fuhd
Cdsha ahd MaharashLra aso |ohed. Uhder
MahagenehL ahd Pahhhg AuLhorLy
Lhe e-Creeh waLch, poygohs, he daLa oI
(CAMPA) as NaLoha Advsory Couhc Ior
pahLaLohs sLes ahd pohL daLa oI
nohLorhg, Lechhca asssLahce ahd
nnovabe asseLs, are upoaded by Lhe SLaLe
evauaLoh oI conpehsaLory aIIoresLaLoh
ForesL DeparLnehLs oh Lhe porLa deveoped
acLvLes. Ih vewoI Lhs, L was IeL nahdaLory
by Lhe NaLoha IhIornaLc CehLre (NIC),
by Lhe MoEF Lo deveop a work based
LhereaILer FSI nohLors Lhe upoaded daLa
appcaLoh oh Web CISahd MISpaLIorn.
ahd correspohdhgy gve Ls connehLs Lo
SLaLe ForesL DeparLnehLs. [Webs Le:
WLh a conpeLe pocy Iranework h pace, e-
www.egreehwaLch.hc.h].
Creeh WaLch has beeh deveoped as ah
hLegraLed ohhe sysLen LhaL s conpeLey
LrahsparehL, reabe ahd accouhLabe. IL w
1.5.2 Decision Support System
aow Ior nohLorhg ahd evauaLoh oI
dIIerehL acLvLes carred ouL uhder CAMPA.
Ih pursuahce oI Lhe orders oI Lhe Suprene
The 'e-Creeh WaLch' has nahy beeh
CourL oI Ihda ahd as nahdaLed by Lhe
deveoped wLh a vew Lo enpower a
MoEF, FSI has hsLLuLed web based
adnhsLraLors Lo nohLor Lhe progress nade
Decsoh SupporL SysLen (DSS). IL s ah
uhder varous pro|ecLs LhaL are behg carred
appcaLoh ushg Lhe renoLe sehshg
ouL ushg Lhe CAMPA Iuhds. IL w aso
Lechhoogy ahd CIS daLa Ior creaLhg a
IacLaLe Lhe chahge deLecLoh Ior proper
daLabase cohLahhg Lhe dsLrcL wse
nohLorhg ahd evauaLoh oI pahLaLoh
deLas oI Lhe ocaLoh ahd bouhdary oI:
acLvLes. FurLher L w provde a paLIorn
1. Each poL oI ahd LhaL nay be deIhed as
Ior soca ahd ecoogca audLs by
IoresL Ior Lhe purpose oI dversoh uhder
hdepehdehL orgahsaLohs, researchers ahd
Lhe ForesL (CohservaLoh) AcL, 198O.
Lhe pubc.
2. Core, buIIer ahd eco-sehsLve zohes oI Lhe
proLecLed areas cohsLLuLed as per Lhe
IL s desghed ahd deveoped as a web-based,
provsohs oI Lhe WdIe (ProLecLoh)
roe-based workIow appcaLoh ahd
AcL, 1912.
hLegraLed hIornaLoh sysLen whch sha
ehabe auLonaLhg oI varous IuhcLohs ahd 8. InporLahL ngraLory corrdors Ior wdIe.
9
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
IhLroducLoh
8
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL 2O18
4. ForesL ahd dverLed Ior hoh IoresL Lhus nLgaLhg Lhe adverse npacLs oI
purposes h Lhe couhLry. cnaLe chahge. Ths has poLehLa Ior
reap hg Lhe beheI Ls uhder REDD+
Uhder DSS, deveopnehL oI a web based nechahsnaso.
appcaLoh have beeh deveoped s h
progress, whch oh conpeLoh w aow Lhe
Uhder NFIS, arouhd 2O,OOO pahLaLoh
users Lo exLracL Lhe hIornaLoh Iron Lhe sx
paLches uhder dIIerehL CSS w be
ayers vz ; ForesL Cover nap, ForesL Lype nap,
nohLored every year. The nohLorhg w
BodversLy rchhess, Lahdscape hLegrLy,
hvove boLh grouhd based survey ahd use oI
WdIe areas & Corrdors, NPV ayer ahd
hgh resouLoh saLeLe daLa. Ih Lhe hLa
Hydroogca ayer Ior Lhe area oI hLeresL.
year say up Lo 8 years, Lhe conpohehL oI
Ths w supporL Lhe user Lo Lake appropraLe
grouhd survey w be nore whereas aILer
Lh
decsohs prnary oh Lhe FCAcL cases.
4 year Lhe conpohehL oI renoLe sehshg
w be nore ahd ohce Lhe cahopy oI Lhe
Lrees s deveoped Iuy ahd dscerhabe
1.5.3 NationaI Forestry Information
Lhrough saLeLe, Lhe nohLorhg oI
System{NFIS)
pahLaLoh w be dohe Iuy ushg renoLe
sehshg daLa.
Ih order Lo evove a uhIorn nohLorhg
sysLen Ior nohLorhg oI Lhe acLvLes
The process requres sLrehgLhehhg oI Lhe
npenehLed h varous sLaLes uhder
exsLhg hIrasLrucLure as we as sLreanhhg
cehLray spohsored schenes ke Creeh Ihda
Lhe overa FSI adnhsLraLve sLrucLure. Ths
Mssoh, CAMPA, NAP, a conprehehsve
requres creaLoh oI R&D uhL aL FSI
nohLorhg nechahsn has beeh devsed.
headquarL ers ahd sL rehgL heh hg oI
AILer sLudyhg Lhe nohLorhg procedures
CeonaLcs ces h a Lhe zohes. IL oughL Lo
Ioowed by Lhe SFDs ahd dervhg sLrehgLh
hcude sone expahsoh aL adnhsLraLve as
Iron Lhe experLse LhaL FSI has h renoLe
we as Lechhca eves. The presehL pracLce
sehshg ahd CISbased IoresL resource survey
oI coverhg Lhe couhLry Ior Ied hvehLory h a
ahd experehce h grouhd surveys, Lhs
cyce oI 2O years s aso pahhed Lo be reduced
nechahsn has beeh Iorned. The 'NaLoha
Lo 1O or 12 years, so LhaL Lhe reabe
ForesLry IhIornaLoh SysLen' schene wLh
hIornaLoh s avaabe Ior shorLer spahs Lo
FSI as hoda agehcy has beeh hLaLed
nake L useIu h cacuaLoh oI carboh sLored
recehLy.
h Ihda's IoresLs.
Ths approach Ior a sysLenaLc nohLorhg s
prudehL as adequaLe success oI Lhe
1.6 Forest Resourcesof the WorId
pahLaLoh schenes oh Lhe grouhd s
obgaLor y Ior Lhe sake oI Ihahca
The word's IoresL resources were nohLored
accouhLabLy ahd nore so Ior Lhe purpose oI
by FAC aL ah hLerva oI b Lo 1O years shce
appyhg nd-course correcLohs. The
1946. The C oba ForesL Resources
success oI pahLaLoh acLvLes resuL hLo
AssessnehLs (FRA) are broughL ouL by FAC
ehhahced IoresL cover ahd carboh cohLehL,
every Ive years how ahd provde a
cohssLehL approach Lo descrbe Lhe IoresLs ahd w supporL poces, decsohs
chahges h Lhe word's IoresL resources. The ahd hegoLaLohs h a naLLers where IoresLs
assessnehLs are based oh Lhe couhLry ahd IoresLry pay a roe.
reporLs ahd renoLe sehshg cohducLed by
Ah hdcaLve conparsoh oI dIIerehL
FAC. These assessnehLs nake ah hsLory oI
regohs/sub-regohs vs--vs Lhe word's
goba IoresL hLeresLs, boLh h Lerns oI Lher
IoresL resources nay be nade wLh respecL Lo
subsLahLve cohLehL, buL aso h Lher
Lhe paraneLer oI Crowhg SLock (CS). The CS
chahghg scope.
esLnaLes Iorn Lhe bass Ior Lhe esLnaLoh
The recehL reporL, Coba ForesL Resources oI bonass ahd carboh sLocks Ior nosL
As s es s nehL 2 O 1 O ( FRA 2 O 1 O ) , s couhLres. For FRA 2O1O hIornaLoh was
conprehehs ve ahd cohLa hs aLesL coecLed oh Lhe proporLoh oI broadeaved
assessnehL oI IoresL resources. IL exanhes ahd cohIerous Lree speces, ahd oh Lhe
Lhe currehL sLaLus ahd recehL Lrehds Ior abouL growhg sLock oI connerca speces. Ih
9O varabes coverhg Lhe exLehL, cohdLoh, 2O1O, Lhe esLnaLed LoLa growhg sLock h
uses ahd vaues oI IoresLs ahd oLher wooded Lhe word's IoresL anouhLed Lo b21 boh
ahd, wLh Lhe an oI assesshg a beheILs cubc neLer. A conparaLve pcLure oI varous
Iron IoresL resources. Workhg cosey wLh regohs oI Lhe word s depcLed h Tabe 1.8.
couhLres ahd specasLs h Lhe desgh ahd
The word's LoLa CS h IoresLs s b21 boh npenehLaLoh oI FRA 2O1O, FAC paced Lhe
cunor 181 cunper ha. The LoLa CS shows a Iha resuL wLh beLLer daLa, a LrahsparehL
sghLy decreashg Lrehd caused by a goba reporLhg process ahd ehhahced haLoha
decrease h IoresL area. AbouL 61 per cehL oI capacLy h deveophg couhLres Ior daLa
Lhe word's LoLa growhg sLock s nade up oI ahayss ahd reporLhg. Ths reporL s ah
connerca speces. Whe couhLres h NorLh essehLa reIerehce h Lhe sLaLus oI Lhe word's
TabIe 1.3: Growing Stock by Region and Sub-region, 2010
Region/ Sub-region TotaI GS {mcum) GS {cumper ha)
EasLerh ahd SouLherh AIrca 18,619 b1
NorLherh AIrca 1,846 11
WesLerh ahd CehLra AIrca 61,9O8 189
EasL Asa 21,881 84
SouLh ahd SouLheasL Asa 29,O81 99
WesLerh ahd CehLra Asa 8,816 16
Europe exc. Russah FederaLoh 8O,b29 1b6
ToLa Europe 112,Ob2 111
Carbbeah b84 84
CehLra Anerca 2,891 148
NorLh Anerca 82,941 122
ToLa Cceaha 2O,88b 1O9
ToLa SouLh Anerca 111,21b 2Ob
WorId 527,203 131
{cum: cubic meter]
9
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
IhLroducLoh
8
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL 2O18
4. ForesL ahd dverLed Ior hoh IoresL Lhus nLgaLhg Lhe adverse npacLs oI
purposes h Lhe couhLry. cnaLe chahge. Ths has poLehLa Ior
reap hg Lhe beheI Ls uhder REDD+
Uhder DSS, deveopnehL oI a web based nechahsnaso.
appcaLoh have beeh deveoped s h
progress, whch oh conpeLoh w aow Lhe
Uhder NFIS, arouhd 2O,OOO pahLaLoh
users Lo exLracL Lhe hIornaLoh Iron Lhe sx
paLches uhder dIIerehL CSS w be
ayers vz ; ForesL Cover nap, ForesL Lype nap,
nohLored every year. The nohLorhg w
BodversLy rchhess, Lahdscape hLegrLy,
hvove boLh grouhd based survey ahd use oI
WdIe areas & Corrdors, NPV ayer ahd
hgh resouLoh saLeLe daLa. Ih Lhe hLa
Hydroogca ayer Ior Lhe area oI hLeresL.
year say up Lo 8 years, Lhe conpohehL oI
Ths w supporL Lhe user Lo Lake appropraLe
grouhd survey w be nore whereas aILer
Lh
decsohs prnary oh Lhe FCAcL cases.
4 year Lhe conpohehL oI renoLe sehshg
w be nore ahd ohce Lhe cahopy oI Lhe
Lrees s deveoped Iuy ahd dscerhabe
1.5.3 NationaI Forestry Information
Lhrough saLeLe, Lhe nohLorhg oI
System{NFIS)
pahLaLoh w be dohe Iuy ushg renoLe
sehshg daLa.
Ih order Lo evove a uhIorn nohLorhg
sysLen Ior nohLorhg oI Lhe acLvLes
The process requres sLrehgLhehhg oI Lhe
npenehLed h varous sLaLes uhder
exsLhg hIrasLrucLure as we as sLreanhhg
cehLray spohsored schenes ke Creeh Ihda
Lhe overa FSI adnhsLraLve sLrucLure. Ths
Mssoh, CAMPA, NAP, a conprehehsve
requres creaLoh oI R&D uhL aL FSI
nohLorhg nechahsn has beeh devsed.
headquarL ers ahd sL rehgL heh hg oI
AILer sLudyhg Lhe nohLorhg procedures
CeonaLcs ces h a Lhe zohes. IL oughL Lo
Ioowed by Lhe SFDs ahd dervhg sLrehgLh
hcude sone expahsoh aL adnhsLraLve as
Iron Lhe experLse LhaL FSI has h renoLe
we as Lechhca eves. The presehL pracLce
sehshg ahd CISbased IoresL resource survey
oI coverhg Lhe couhLry Ior Ied hvehLory h a
ahd experehce h grouhd surveys, Lhs
cyce oI 2O years s aso pahhed Lo be reduced
nechahsn has beeh Iorned. The 'NaLoha
Lo 1O or 12 years, so LhaL Lhe reabe
ForesLry IhIornaLoh SysLen' schene wLh
hIornaLoh s avaabe Ior shorLer spahs Lo
FSI as hoda agehcy has beeh hLaLed
nake L useIu h cacuaLoh oI carboh sLored
recehLy.
h Ihda's IoresLs.
Ths approach Ior a sysLenaLc nohLorhg s
prudehL as adequaLe success oI Lhe
1.6 Forest Resourcesof the WorId
pahLaLoh schenes oh Lhe grouhd s
obgaLor y Ior Lhe sake oI Ihahca
The word's IoresL resources were nohLored
accouhLabLy ahd nore so Ior Lhe purpose oI
by FAC aL ah hLerva oI b Lo 1O years shce
appyhg nd-course correcLohs. The
1946. The C oba ForesL Resources
success oI pahLaLoh acLvLes resuL hLo
AssessnehLs (FRA) are broughL ouL by FAC
ehhahced IoresL cover ahd carboh cohLehL,
every Ive years how ahd provde a
cohssLehL approach Lo descrbe Lhe IoresLs ahd w supporL poces, decsohs
chahges h Lhe word's IoresL resources. The ahd hegoLaLohs h a naLLers where IoresLs
assessnehLs are based oh Lhe couhLry ahd IoresLry pay a roe.
reporLs ahd renoLe sehshg cohducLed by
Ah hdcaLve conparsoh oI dIIerehL
FAC. These assessnehLs nake ah hsLory oI
regohs/sub-regohs vs--vs Lhe word's
goba IoresL hLeresLs, boLh h Lerns oI Lher
IoresL resources nay be nade wLh respecL Lo
subsLahLve cohLehL, buL aso h Lher
Lhe paraneLer oI Crowhg SLock (CS). The CS
chahghg scope.
esLnaLes Iorn Lhe bass Ior Lhe esLnaLoh
The recehL reporL, Coba ForesL Resources oI bonass ahd carboh sLocks Ior nosL
As s es s nehL 2 O 1 O ( FRA 2 O 1 O ) , s couhLres. For FRA 2O1O hIornaLoh was
conprehehs ve ahd cohLa hs aLesL coecLed oh Lhe proporLoh oI broadeaved
assessnehL oI IoresL resources. IL exanhes ahd cohIerous Lree speces, ahd oh Lhe
Lhe currehL sLaLus ahd recehL Lrehds Ior abouL growhg sLock oI connerca speces. Ih
9O varabes coverhg Lhe exLehL, cohdLoh, 2O1O, Lhe esLnaLed LoLa growhg sLock h
uses ahd vaues oI IoresLs ahd oLher wooded Lhe word's IoresL anouhLed Lo b21 boh
ahd, wLh Lhe an oI assesshg a beheILs cubc neLer. A conparaLve pcLure oI varous
Iron IoresL resources. Workhg cosey wLh regohs oI Lhe word s depcLed h Tabe 1.8.
couhLres ahd specasLs h Lhe desgh ahd
The word's LoLa CS h IoresLs s b21 boh npenehLaLoh oI FRA 2O1O, FAC paced Lhe
cunor 181 cunper ha. The LoLa CS shows a Iha resuL wLh beLLer daLa, a LrahsparehL
sghLy decreashg Lrehd caused by a goba reporLhg process ahd ehhahced haLoha
decrease h IoresL area. AbouL 61 per cehL oI capacLy h deveophg couhLres Ior daLa
Lhe word's LoLa growhg sLock s nade up oI ahayss ahd reporLhg. Ths reporL s ah
connerca speces. Whe couhLres h NorLh essehLa reIerehce h Lhe sLaLus oI Lhe word's
TabIe 1.3: Growing Stock by Region and Sub-region, 2010
Region/ Sub-region TotaI GS {mcum) GS {cumper ha)
EasLerh ahd SouLherh AIrca 18,619 b1
NorLherh AIrca 1,846 11
WesLerh ahd CehLra AIrca 61,9O8 189
EasL Asa 21,881 84
SouLh ahd SouLheasL Asa 29,O81 99
WesLerh ahd CehLra Asa 8,816 16
Europe exc. Russah FederaLoh 8O,b29 1b6
ToLa Europe 112,Ob2 111
Carbbeah b84 84
CehLra Anerca 2,891 148
NorLh Anerca 82,941 122
ToLa Cceaha 2O,88b 1O9
ToLa SouLh Anerca 111,21b 2Ob
WorId 527,203 131
{cum: cubic meter]
10
ForesL Survey oI Ihda
Ihda SLaLe oI ForesL ReporL 2O18
Anerca ahd Europe cohsder nosL oI Lhe conprse connerca speces h AIrca, Asa
growhg sLock Lo be connerca, ess Lhah ahd SouLh Anerca.
haI oI Lhe growhg sLock s cohsdered Lo
Forest Fire VuInerabiIity Study
FSI, ushg ModeraLe ResouLoh Inaghg SpecLro-radoneLer (MCDIS) Sehsor daLa, has beeh
carryhg ouL Lhe hear rea Lne nohLorhg oI IoresL Ires shce 2OO4. Based oh Lhs daLa, ah
aLLenpL has beeh nade Lo nap Lhe vuherabe areas across Lhe couhLry ushg varous
paraneLers. AparL IronLhe IoresL dehsLy ahd Lhe IoresL Lypes, popuaLoh dehsLy, rahIa ahd
Lhe poverLy have beeh Lhe oLher IacLors h dehLIcaLoh oI vuherabe areas. The presehL sLudy
cassIes Lhe dsLrcLs hLo dIIerehL vuherabLy casses. VuherabLy ahayss prnary
ehLas hIornaLoh oh regnes ahd IoresL sLraLa LhaL Iace IrequehL occurrehce oI IoresL Ire due
Lo varous reasohs. Ih Lhe recehL sLudy carred ouL by FSI oh IoresL Ire vuherabLy ahayss,
daLa Ior IoresL Ire ouLbreaks over a perod oI seveh years has beeh Lakeh hLo cohsderaLoh
aohg wLh Lhe oLher paraneLers.
Based oh Lhe ahayss, L has beeh observed LhaL 848 dsLrcLs across Lhe couhLry are vuherabe
Lo IoresL Ires wLh vuherabLy hdex varyhg IronsLaLe Lo sLaLe. CI Lhe 848 dsLrcLs, 168 are
hghy vuherabe, 69 noderaLey vuherabe ahd 111 ow vuherabe. The IoresL cover h Lhe
hghy vuherabe dsLrcLs s 42O,O11 sq kn, 1Ob,226 sq kn h Lhe noderaLey vuherabe
dsLrcLs ahd 9O,819 h Lhe ow vuherabe dsLrcLs. AL Lhe haLoha eve, Madhya Pradesh
has Lhe hghesL hunber oI vuherabe dsLrcLs(24), Ioowed by MaharashLra(18) ahd
Ahdhra Pradesh(1b). Ah ahayss oI Lhe daLa reveaed LhaL Lhrd week oI February Lo IrsL
week oI May has beeh Lhe cruca perod oI IoresL Ire across Lhe couhLry. The hIornaLoh
reaLed Lo Ire vuherabLy as presehLed h Lhe reporL (VuherabLy oI Ihda's ForesLs Lo Fre)
supporLed wLh grouhd daLa Iron SFD's oh rahIa, poverLy ahd LenperaLure, woud acL as a
base hIornaLoh Ior nahagers aL sLaLe eve h preparaLoh oI Lher nahagenehL pahs Ior
neasures such as IoresL proLecLoh, dehLIcaLoh oI vuherabe speces, creaLoh oI
proLecLed zohes eLc. The ouLcone oI Lhe sLudy ushg suLabe crLera budhg neLhods, ahd
oca cohdLohs, cah be used Lo prepare appropaLe sLraLeges Ior nahaghg Ires oh
scehLIc bass.