Forest Survey
He country's green cover is about 22 per cent which is a long way from the goal set by the National Forest Policy that states that 33 per cent of India's geographical area should be under forest.
Unless there is a curbing, and then a reversal, of deforestation, the green cover figures will not increase, say forest officials. While plantation drives have been undertaken across the country, preservation of existing 'mini-ecosystems' is not done and without this, many species unique to the country are being lost
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