An interactive map that shows reserve forests and national parks in India, for nature-lovers and enthusiast, with nearest connectivity point.
Forests Cover in India
Since 19.53% in the early 1980s, India's forest cover has increased to 21.71% in 2021. Adding to this a notional 2.91% tree cover estimated in 2021, the country's total green cover now stands at 24.62%, on paper.
Area-wise, Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra. In terms of forest cover as percentage of total geographical area, the top five States are Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland. Mizoram has nearly 90% area of state under forest, followed by Arunachal Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh has largest area under forest.
Haryana had the lowest forest cover with respect to total geographical area in India at 3.63 percent. Trailing closely behind was the state of Punjab with 3.67 percent forest cover. Both Haryana and Punjab are located in the northern part of India.
Flora and Fauna in India
The Tropical forests in India support a variety of ecosystems with diverse flora and fauna. Forests include tropical evergreen, semi-evergreen, and dedious forests, tropical dry deciduous, and thorn forests, littoral and swamp forests, subtropical hill, and pine forests, wet temperate forests, Himalayan moist, and dry temperate forests, sub-alpine, and moist alpine forests.Wild lifes include Asian elephants, Indian (Bengal) tigers, different types of leopards, one-horned Rhinos (Assam, West Bengal), wild buffalos, monkeys, langur, gibbons, serows, bears, deer, sambar, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar, macaque, lemurs, sloths, squirrels, king cobras, Indian pythons, snails, innumerable endangered birds, which include owls, bats, vultures, eagles, hawks, and more.
