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Forest Resources-State vs. Private Individuals

All innovative measures introduced by the state to tame the rapid degradation of forests in India has not been able to generate positive impacts. These measures could neither halt the pace of degradation nor slow it down significantly to regenerate the lost resources. The results first. The 2011 Forest Report indicates that 21.05 per cent of the total area in India is comprised of forests. Between the period 2009 and 2011, while some of the states have successfully added to its forest cover, the loss of forests coverage in most other outweighed these additions. The overall loss has been estimated at 367 square kilometres in India. Among these states Andhra Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland lost more than 100 square kilometres, only the state of Punjab gained a 100 square kilometres forest coverage during the same period. In both the north eastern states the decrease is attributed to shortening of shifting cultivation and biotic pressure. In Andhra, which witnessed the largest declin