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22/03/23 09:36 AM IST

India lost 668,400 ha forests in 5 years, 2nd highest globally

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  • India has seen the highest rise in deforestation in the last 30 years, with a stark surge recorded between 2015 and 2020.
Major Findings
  • During these years, the country was ranked second only after Brazil, with average deforestation of 668,400 hectares (ha), noted the report by Utility Bidder, a United Kingdom-based comparison site for energy and utility costs.
  • Cattle rearing was the leading cause of global deforestation, leading to a loss of 2,105,753 ha annually. This was followed by the cultivation of oil seeds that caused 950,609 ha of forestry loss.
  • Logging is the third highest factor responsible for deforestation, causing around 678,744 ha of annual deforestation globally.
  • The report further revealed that while Brazil has reduced its deforestation by 2,559,100 ha from 2015 to 2020 and Indonesia by 1,876,000 ha for the same period, India’s figures have only increased significantly.
  • While India lost 384,000 ha of forests between 1990 and 2000, the figure rose to 668,400 ha between 2015 and 2020.
  • Zambia recorded the second biggest deforestation increase for the same period, with a rise to 189,710 ha between 2015 and 2020, compared to 36,250 ha from 1990-2020.
  • With a difference of 284,400 ha in forestry loss between 1990 and 2020, India has seen the biggest increase in deforestation.
Source- DTE

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