Chennai: In the past two years, Tamil Nadu expanded its forest cover with 55sqkm, but lost 406sQkm from the tree cover.
The country is ninth in this country in terms of forest cover in 20% of its total geographical area, in accordance with Indian Forest Report 2021, released by the Indian Survey Forest (FSI) from the Ministry of Environment and Forest Union.
The trees outside the forest refer to all trees outside the notified forest area regardless of the size of the patch.
This has seen an increase in 113SQKM.
However, the tree cover which is tree patches and isolated trees in less than one hectare have fallen.
Ashok UPreti, Head of the Tamil Nadu Nadu School Center said, “There is only a reduction of 400sqkm from the tree cover but the stock of trees that grow out of positive forests.
It is difficult to say the reason for the reduction because the FSI does not provide data on the cover tree cover, unlike forest cover.
The data used by the FSI is also about two years before the publication date of the current report.
Because of thousands of hectares of trees, especially coconut trees are damaged in Typhoon Gaja, which can be the main reason for reducing the tree cover outside the forest.
“Environmental lovers appointed road repairs and construction by government institutions as a large reasons for deforestation.
Project without a replacement according to court order.
The back-to-back natural disaster faced by the state also adds problems.
There must be a committee to oversee the drive of the tree plantation carried out by the agency, “said Kkidalalas Osai, Coimbatore-based environmental organization.
In terms of canopy density, a very dense forest and moderate solid forest account for 55% of the total forest cover in the state.
This report Also classify the scrub area in 758SQKM even though they are not part of forest cover.
“Positive changes increased in vegetation, which can be attributed to conservation measures, afforestation activities, protection measures improved in plantations and in traditional forest areas, expansion of trees in Outside of the forest, “said the report, referred to the National Trend of 1.540sQKM in total forest cover.
The significant addition has been recorded at Kancheepuram (17.5SQKM), Pudukkottai (12.3sqkm) and Ariyal (11.5SQKM) since the last assessment report published two years Then.
Villupuram District has lost the 23sqkm forest cover.
FSI also says t N are among countries that tend to record the least temperatures in the coming decade.
Bur TN has 7,826 climate hotspots, an area that tends to face the weight of climate change, which said the report can be managed by the appropriate mitigation and adaptation strategies