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Forest Survey of India (FSI), founded in June 1981 and headquartered at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, is the Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change organisation which conducts forest surveys, studies and researches to periodically monitor the changing situations of land and forest resources and present the data for national planning, conservation and sustainable ...
Biosphere reserves of Madhya Pradesh [4] Year Name Location Type Key fauna Area (km 2) 1 1999: Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve: Parts of Betul District, Narmadapuram District and Chhindwara District: Semi-arid: Giant squirrel, flying squirrel: 4981.72 2 2005: Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 17 Prakash Javadekar (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh (MoS, I/C) 26 May 2014 5 July 2016 2 years, 40 days: Bharatiya Janata Party: Modi I: Narendra Modi: 18 Anil Madhav Dave (1956–2017) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh (MoS, I/C) 5 July 2016 18 May 2017 (died in office) 317 days ...
Forest in Madhya Pradesh Hinglaj Fort surrounded by deep mixed forests in Mandsaur. Madhya Pradesh, often called the "Heart of India", is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India until 1 November 2000 when the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out.
The flora of Madhya Pradesh province in India, is very rich and diverse. Central, eastern and southern parts of the state are forested, whereas northern and western parts are deficient in forest . Variability in climatic and edaphic conditions brings about significant difference in the forest types and flora of the state.
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As of 2010, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates India's forest cover to be about 68 million hectares, or 22% of the country's area [4] [5] The 2013 Forest Survey of India states its forest cover increased to 69.8 million hectares by 2012, per satellite measurements; this represents an increase of 5,871 square ...
The Madhya Pradesh state forest department notified 345 square kilometres (133 sq mi) of the Kuno Palpur area as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1981. [18] In April 2002, a separate Wildlife Division was established for Kuno, effectively increasing the protected area for wildlife to 1,268.861 square kilometres (489.910 sq mi).