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==Forest cover in India==
According to the Indian Statistical Report, 2011 <ref>[http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/India_Statistics.aspx Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India]'' (Chapter 33 - Environment and Forests)''</ref>, the following is the statewise distribution of forests in India.
[[File:IndiaStatewiseForestArea2009.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Percentage of area of each state covered by various kinds of forests. Data obtained from Indian Statistical Report 2011, Table 33.2. Clustering was done using hierarchical clustering in R. Most of the data for mangroves was missing in Table 33.2]]

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-| Percentage of area of each state covered by various kinds of forests. All data was obtained from Indian Statistical Report 2011, Table 33.2. Clustering was done using hierarchical clustering in R. Most of the data for mangroves was missing in Table 33.2. '''Green represents areas with high cover of the particular type of forest while black indicates very little area, as a percentage of the total area of the state.'''
+| Percentage of area of each state covered by various kinds of forests. Each row is a different state while each column represents a particular type of forest. ''Green represents areas with high cover of the particular type of forest while black indicates very little area, as a percentage of the total area of the state.''
 | As you can see, states with the most forest cover lie in the North-East. Most of the forests are moderately dense forests, as defined by Indian Forest Survey, 2009. [[Kerala]], [[Sikkim]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Goa]] also have a fair bit of forest cover. [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]] need to have more forest cover than what they currently have since they are highly biodiverse regions. Similarly, large states like [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[West Bengal]] etc. have very little forest cover.
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 | Area in square kilometres. Data was obtained from India Statistical Report, 2011 - Table 33.6. Data in Table 33.6 is from the year 2006. '''Area for [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] is not included. Those islands have a total of 1546 sq. km designated as wildlife sanctuaries.'''
 | One can make out quite easily that some states have large tracts of land designated for wildlife. Most of these states tend to be large ([[Maharashtra]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]) or remote ([[Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]]) or have some special land forms ([[Gujarat]], [[Rajasthan]]). Many North Indian states - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana - need to increase their sizes of protected areas, however, this may not be possible given the intense population pressure and increased need for agricultural and industrial productivity.
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 ! [[File:IndiaForestArea 1987-2009.jpg|500px]]
 | Data obtained from India Statistical Report, 2011, Chapter 33 (Table 33.1 - Forest Cover Estimates). All percentages are based on 32,87,263 sq. km as total area of India.
-| On superficial examination, this figure shows that the area under forests in India has increased drastically since 1999. '''However, not only is it important to note that the percentage increase in the last three decades has only been 1.5%''', but also that two extrinsic factors may affect the trend:
+| This figure shows the increase in estimated forest area of India as a percentage of the total area of the country. On superficial examination, this figure shows that the area under forests in India has increased drastically since 1999. '''However, not only is it important to note that the percentage increase in the last three decades has only been 1.5%''', but also that two extrinsic factors may affect the trend:
 # Better [[w:satellite|satellites]] and sensors may lead to better estimates of forests:
 # Policy change in definition of what constitutes a forest and what does not

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 | Percentage of area of each state covered by various kinds of forests. All data was obtained from Indian Statistical Report 2011, Table 33.2. Clustering was done using hierarchical clustering in R. Most of the data for mangroves was missing in Table 33.2. '''Green represents areas with high cover of the particular type of forest while black indicates very little area, as a percentage of the total area of the state.'''
 | As you can see, states with the most forest cover lie in the North-East. Most of the forests are moderately dense forests, as defined by Indian Forest Survey, 2009. [[Kerala]], [[Sikkim]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Goa]] also have a fair bit of forest cover. [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]] need to have more forest cover than what they currently have since they are highly biodiverse regions. Similarly, large states like [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[West Bengal]] etc. have very little forest cover.
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+! [[File:IndiaForestArea 1987-2009.jpg|500px]]
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 ! [[File:IndiaStatewiseForestArea2009.jpg|500px]]
 | Percentage of area of each state covered by various kinds of forests. All data was obtained from Indian Statistical Report 2011, Table 33.2. Clustering was done using hierarchical clustering in R. Most of the data for mangroves was missing in Table 33.2. '''Green represents areas with high cover of the particular type of forest while black indicates very little area, as a percentage of the total area of the state.'''
-| As you can see, states with the most forest cover lie in the North-East. Most of the forests are moderately dense forests, as defined by Indian Forest Survey, 2009. [[Kerala]], [[Sikkim]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Goa]] also have a fair bit of forest cover. [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]] need to have more forest cover than what they currently have since they are highly biodiverse regions.
+| As you can see, states with the most forest cover lie in the North-East. Most of the forests are moderately dense forests, as defined by Indian Forest Survey, 2009. [[Kerala]], [[Sikkim]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Goa]] also have a fair bit of forest cover. [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]] need to have more forest cover than what they currently have since they are highly biodiverse regions. Similarly, large states like [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[West Bengal]] etc. have very little forest cover.
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 ==Forest cover in India==
-According to the Indian Statistical Report, 2011 <ref>[http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/India_Statistics.aspx Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India]'' (Chapter 33 - Environment and Forests)''</ref>, the following is the statewise distribution of forests in India. As you can see, states with the most forest cover lie in the North-East. [[Kerala]], [[Sikkim]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Goa]] also have a fair bit of forest cover. [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]] need to have more forest cover than what they currently have since they are highly biodiverse regions.
+According to the Indian Statistical Report, 2011 <ref>[http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/India_Statistics.aspx Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India]'' (Chapter 33 - Environment and Forests)''</ref>, the following is the statewise distribution of forests in India.
-[[File:IndiaStatewiseForestArea2009.jpg|center|thumb|500px|Percentage of area of each state covered by various kinds of forests. Data obtained from Indian Statistical Report 2011, Table 33.2. Clustering was done using hierarchical clustering in R. Most of the data for mangroves was missing in Table 33.2]]
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