State of Forest Report

• As per the ‘State of Forest Report 1999’ published by Forest Survey of India Dehradun, the total forest cover in Goa was 1251 sq. kms. i.e. 33.79 % the total geographical area , consisting of 995 sq. km. dense Forest , 251 sq. km open forest and 5 sq.km Mangrove. A decrease of 1 sq.km was reported in 1999 assessment as compared to 1997 assessment. The State of Forest Report 2001 has also been published by the Forest Survey of India. As per this report, the forest cover in Goa is 2095 Sq. Km. consisting of 1785 Sq. Km. dense forest and 310 Sq. Km. open forest. The increase is due to the change in the methodology of the assessment and not the actual change. As per the new methodology of assessment, Cashew, Mango and other horticultural trees have been included in the forest cover and hence the increase has been reported..

| Extent | Vegetation Map | Types of Forests & Major Species |
| Growing Stock | Mangroves |