Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav will release the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023 on December 21 at the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, in the presence of Minister of State Mr. Kirti Vardhan Singh and Secretary Ms. Leena Nandan (1987-batch IAS officer).
The event will be attended by senior officers from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and its associated organisations, including ICFRE, WII, IGNFA, FRI, CASFOS, IRO, BSI, and ZSI. Additionally, IFS probationers from IGNFA and SFS probationers from CASFOS will also participate.
The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) is a biennial publication by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), providing crucial insights into the country’s forest and tree resources. The report is based on two key activities: Forest Cover Mapping (FCM) and the National Forest Inventory (NFI). First published in 1987, the ISFR 2023 marks the 18th edition in this series.
