ISFR-2019

MOEFCC–> FSI–> uses terms

‘Forest cover’– all tree patches which have canopy density > 10% + >1 ha area size, irrespective of their legal status and species composition.
‘Recorded Forest Area’— all such lands which have been notified as forest under any Government Act or Rules or recorded as ‘forest’ in the Government records. Recorded forest area may or may not have forest cover.

TOF=Trees outside forests form significant part of the forest and tree cover of the country and have
emerged as major source of timber in India. TOF by definition are trees found outside the recorded
forest areas.

RECENT INITIATIVES OF FSI

• Submission of Forest Reference Level (FRL) to UNFCCC
• Submission of Country Report on Global Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) 2020
• Upgradation of Decision Support System (DSS)
• Modernisation of National Forest Inventory
• Permanent Observation Plots
• Establishing a Centre for Methodology Research & Development
• Introduction of Drones in FSI
• Collaboration with the ISRO Institutions for Forest Biomass Mapping of the Country

• Jh forest cover=23611.42 sqkm= 29.62% of jh total area= 3.3% of India’s forest area
•  Jharkhand, which is known for its rich flora and fauna, has witnessed a marginal increase in its forest cover by 58.41sqkm 
• Per person forest cover=0.08 ha
• RFA=Recorded forest area in the State
  • reserved= 18.58%
  • protected=81.28%
  • unclassed= 0.14%
• max forest cover= Pashchimi Singhbhum= 3,366.12 sqkm
• min forest cover= Jamtada= 100.64sqkm
• % forest cover of district area
  • Jamtada= 5.56% forest cover
  • Latehar= 56.08% forest cover
• Max moderate dense & open forest= Pashchimi Singhbhum
• Max very dense= LAtehar
• Min open forest= Jamtara
• min moderate forest= Deoghar
• 0 very dense forest= Dumka+ Deogarh+ Dhanbad +Jamtada
• Division= pramanda for max modersate = Kolhan
• Change wrt 2017
  • Jh= +58.41sqkm
  • Chatra= +11.35 sqkm
  • Sahibganj= -0.65 sqkm
  • -ve change=3= Simdega+ Sahibganj+Kodarma
  • 0 change= Ramgarh
• Saranda forest expand= 80sqkm

• Gumhar= nakkasi
• Sarand forest- area= 820 sqkm
• 2 types of forest
• Saugan= environmnet non supporting
• vaishakhi laah =82% of total laah
• khair tress in palamju division
• kaju= jamshedpur Chakuliya