Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.5 Soils, natural vegetation and wildlife

4.5.8 Forest cover of India: India State of Forest Report highlights

The Forest Survey of India measures forest and tree cover every two years in the India State of Forest Report, and about a quarter of India's area is under forest and tree cover.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
  • 6 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • ISFR
  • Forest Survey of India
  • forest cover
  • tree cover
  • very dense forest
  • reserved forest
  • protected forest
  • unclassed
  • Mizoram
  • Madhya Pradesh

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