The data showed that 95 percent of the tree cover loss in India from 2013 to 2023 occurred within natural forests.
Forest cover (Representational/ iStock)
India has lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000, equivalent to six percent decrease in tree cover during this period, according to latest data from Global Forest Watch. It said the country lost 4,14,000 hectares of humid primary forest (4.1 percent) from 2002 to 2023, making up 18 percent of its total tree cover loss in that period.