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1 day, 17 hours ago

India's forest and tree cover grows by 1,445 sq km

India's total forest and tree cover rose by 1,445 square kilometres since 2021, reaching 25.17 per cent of the total geographical area in 2023, according to the latest government data.The forest cover grew by just 156 square kilometres while tree cover expanded by 1,289 square kilometres. Most of the gain in forest cover occurred outside the Recorded Forest Area, which …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Open defecation in Mudumalai’s rivers during temple festivals poses a risk to wildlife: conservationists

The Hindu

The surge in devotees to multiple temple festivals in the buffer zone of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, is raising concerns about the possibility of river contamination due to open defecation. The MTR buffer zones hosts temple festivals in Bokkapuram, Siriyur, Chokkanalli, and Anaikatty each summer, when rivers flowing through the landscape have very little water in them. According to conservationists …

Festivals Festival Temple River Nilgiris Buffer Zone Mtr

2 years, 10 months ago

Missing forests: Govt report makes tall claims

The Hindu

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released the India State of Forest Report 2021 on January 13, and the major highlight of the report was that the total forest cover in the country had increased by 1,540 square kilometres since the last report, which was presented in 2019. The FSI defines forest cover as all land of …

India Climate Change Maharashtra State Cent Area Areas

2 years, 11 months ago

MP Tops India Tally for State With Largest Forest Cover But Wildlife Experts Say All May Not be Well

News 18

Madhya Pradesh has managed to cling onto its tag of being the state with the largest forest cover, according to the Indian State of Forest Report -2021, a biennial report released by Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav a few days ago. The 2019 report had recorded an increase of 69.49 sq km of forest cover …

India Tiger Country Forest State Area Total

3 years ago

Giant Forest to reopen months after fires threatened sequoias

LA Times

The General Sherman tree stands in the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park after officials removed its fire-protective covering on Oct. 22. Three months after wildfire flames ripped through California’s ancient sequoia groves, officials at the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have announced the Giant Forest will reopen to the public. Visitors will be able to access limited areas …

Access Forest Officials Open Giant Dec Paterson

3 years, 9 months ago

每日一词∣森林资源 forest resources

China Daily

国家林业和草原局与国家统计局近日联合发布的研究数据显示，我国林地林木资源持续增长，以第九次全国森林资源清查期末2018年为基准测算，全国林地林木资产总价值为25.05万亿元，较2013年增长17.66%。 China's forest resources have steadily increased over the years, with the country's woodland and tree assets hitting 25.05 trillion yuan by 2018, the ninth national survey of forest resources shows. 2020年5月24日无人机拍摄的树林环绕的陕西省榆林市镇北台。（图片来源：新华社）【知识点】森林是陆地生态系统的主体。森林植被通过光合作用，可吸收固定大气中的二氧化碳，发挥巨大的碳汇功能，并具有碳汇量大、成本低、生态附加值高等特点。近年来，随着大规模造林和天然林保护修复，我国森林资源得到了有效的保护和发展，森林面积和蓄积均有较大幅度增长，森林碳汇量也大幅度增加。2018年，我国森林面积和森林蓄积分别比2005年增加4509万公顷和51.04亿立方米，比第八次森林资源清查期末2013年增加1266万公顷和22.79亿立方米，成为同期全球森林资源增长最多的国家，对应两个时期的森林碳储量分别增加了11.69亿吨和5.53亿吨。这对我国二氧化碳排放力争2030年前达到峰值、2060年前实现碳中和具有重要作用。【重要讲话】从道法自然、天人合一的中国传统智慧，到创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的新发展理念，中国把生态文明建设放在突出地位，融入中国经济社会发展各方面和全过程，努力建设人与自然和谐共生的现代化。 From the traditional Chinese wisdom that the laws of Nature govern all things and that man must seek harmony with Nature, to the new …

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