CONTENTS

FOREWORD
 

PREFACE
 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
 

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
 

CHAPTER TWO: Forest Resources in India : An Overview
 

CHAPTER THREE: Forest Resources in States and Union Territories
 

CHAPTER ONE : Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Forest cover assessment

1.3 Forest cover within the recorded forest area

1.4 Assessment of forest cover by the States

1.5 Comparison of forest cover of India with other regions and countries

1.6 Discrepancy in forest cover reports of FAO and FSI

1.7 Proposed future activities of FSI

CHAPTER TWO: Forest Resources in India : An Overview

2.1 Forest cover

2.2 Change in forest cover

2.3 Forest plantations

2.4 Scope of increasing forest cover

2.5 Recorded forest area

2.6 Forests in villages

2.7 Protected areas

2.8 Joint forest management

2.9 Mining in forest areas

2.10 Shifting cultivation in North-Eastern region

CHAPTER THREE: Forest Resources in States and Union Territories

3.1 Background

3.2 Andhra Pradesh

3.3 Arunachal Pradesh

3.4 Assam

3.5 Bihar

3.6 Delhi

3.7 Goa

3.8 Gujarat

3.9 Haryana

3.10 Himachal Pradesh

3.11 Jammu & Kashmir

3.12 Karnataka

3.13 Kerala

3.14 Madhya Pradesh

3.15 Maharashtra

3.16 Manipur

3.17 Meghalaya

3.18 Mizoram

3.19 Nagaland

3.20 Orissa

3.21 Punjab

3.22 Rajasthan

3.23 Sikkim

3.24 Tamil Nadu

3.25 Tripura

3.26 Uttar Pradesh

3.27 West Bengal

3.28 Andaman & Nicobar Islands

3.29 Chandigarh

3.30 Dadra & Nagar Haveli

3.31 Daman & Diu

3.32 Laskhadweep

3.33 Pondicherry

3.2 Andhra Pradesh

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.3 Arunachal Pradesh

      1. Introduction
      2. Shifting cultivation
      3. Forest resources
      4. Protected areas
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.4 Assam

      1. Introduction
      2. Shifting cultivation
      3. Forest resources
      4. Protected areas
      5. Forests in villages
      6. Joint forest management
      7. Forest plantations
      8. Forest cover

3.5 Bihar

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.6 Delhi

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forest plantations
      5. Forest in villages
      6. Forest cover

3.7 Goa

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Forest plantations
      6. Forest cover

3.8 Gujarat

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.9 Haryana

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.10 Himachal Pradesh

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.11 Jammu & Kashmir

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Joint forest management
      5. Forest plantations
      6. Forest cover

3.12 Karnataka

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.13 Kerala

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.14 Madhya Pradesh

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.15 Maharashtra

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Joint forest management
      5. Forest in villages
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.16 Manipur

      1. Introduction
      2. Shifting cultivation
      3. Forest resources
      4. Protected areas
      5. Forest plantations
      6. Forest cover

3.17 Meghalaya

      1. Introduction
      2. Shifting cultivation
      3. Forest resources
      4. Protected areas
      5. Forest plantations
      6. Forest cover

3.18 Mizoram

      1. Introduction
      2. Shifting cultivation
      3. Forest resources
      4. Protected areas
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.19 Nagaland

      1. Introduction
      2. Shifting cultivation
      3. Forest resources
      4. Protected areas
      5. Forests in villages
      6. Joint forest management
      7. Forest plantations
      8. Forest cover

3.20 Orissa

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.21 Punjab

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.22 Rajasthan

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.23 Sikkim

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Joint forest management
      5. Forest plantations
      6. Forest cover

3.24 Tamil Nadu

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.25 Tripura

      1. Introduction
      2. Shifting cultivation
      3. Forest resources
      4. Protected areas
      5. Forests in villages
      6. Joint forest management
      7. Forest plantations
      8. Forest cover

3.26 Uttar Pradesh

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.27 West Bengal

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Joint forest management
      6. Forest plantations
      7. Forest cover

3.28 Andaman & Nicobar Islands

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Forest plantations
      6. Forest cover

3.29 Chandigarh

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Protected areas
      4. Forests in villages
      5. Forest plantations
      6. Forest cover

3.30 Dadra & Nagar Haveli

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Forests in villages
      4. Forest plantations
      5. Forest cover

3.31 Daman & Diu

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources
      3. Forest plantations
      4. Protected areas
      5. Forests in villages
      6. Forest cover

3.32 Laskhadweep

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources

3.33 Pondicherry

      1. Introduction
      2. Forest resources