State
of Forest Report
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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..
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Extent | Vegetation
Map | Types
of Forests & Major Species |
| Growing Stock
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Mangroves
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