Forests

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 9, September 2011

Between 1991 and 1993, the northeast alone lost 783 sq. km. of its most unique forest habitats. And in the period between 1987 and 1989 Koraput in Orissa lost over 400 sq. km. of dense forests.The bridge between requirement for wood as fuel and the ability of forests to provide this on a sustainable basis was once as close as 106 million cubic metres and today, the difference is a glaring 207 million cubic metres.

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