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Meghalaya loses over 84 sq km of forest cover in two years, reveals ISFR report
Meghalaya witnessed a significant loss of 84.07 sq km of forest cover between 2021 and 2023, according to the latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR). The report, released by Union Environment ...
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Meghalaya High Court Questions Illegal Tree Felling By State In East Khasi Hills, Orders Replantation To Restore Ecology
The Meghalaya High Court questioned the illegal felling of trees in East Khasi Hills District, finding that no evidence was ...
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North-East lost forest cover equal to thrice Delhi’s area in last two decades
An analysis of the changes in forest cover in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura in the last two decades (2003 to 2023) suggests the situation is quite ...
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India lost more than a million hectares of forest cover in 17 years — that’s more than four times the size of Goa
The total forest cover loss has caused nearly 172 metric tons of carbon emission in India. The north-eastern states of India — Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur — account for ...