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in forest cover and 0.76% in tree cover compared to
the previous report. The total forest and tree cover
of India are now 80.9 million hectares, which is an
increase of 2,261 square kilometers from 2019.
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The increase in forest and tree cover is largely due
to plantations and assisted natural regeneration.
Plantations account for 47% of the increase, while
assisted natural regeneration accounts for 39%.
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Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
are the three leading states in forest coverage; they
together account for almost half of India’s forest and
tree cover.
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The three states with the highest percentage ...
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