Tree cover in Indian Himalayan region shrunk by 2.2% in two years: Govt

Himalayan tree cover drops by 352 sq km in two years, govt tells Parliament

Tree cover in the Indian Himalayan Region fell from 15,427.11 square kilometres in 2021 to 15,075.5 square kilometres in 2023. The government shared the data in the Rajya Sabha on March 12, 2026, in response to a question by parliamentarian Sagarika Ghose. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh presented the figures, drawn from the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, published by the Forest S…

Tree cover in Indian Himalayan region down by 2.2 per cent in two years: Govt

Data shows decline across Himalayan states, raising alarms over climate, biodiversity and water security

Tree cover in Indian Himalayan region shrunk by 2.2% in two years: Govt

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI) The tree cover in the 13 states and Union territories of the Indian Himalayan region has shrunk by 2.27 per cent between 2021 and 2023, Union minister Kirti Vardhan Singh said. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the minister said that according to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, the tree cover in the region fell from from 15,427.11 sq km in 2021 to 15,075.5 sq km in 2023. Singh also said the total carbon…