Botany - Environmental Issues Question with Solution | TestHub

According to an estimate, almost 40% of forests have been lost in the tropics, compared to only 1% in the temperate region. The present scenario of deforestation is particularly grim in India. At the beginning of the twentieth century, forests covered about 30% of the land of India. By the end of the century, it shrunk to 19.4%, whereas the National Forest Policy (1988) of India has recommended 33% forest cover for the plains and 67% for the hills.