Question

What percent of the total forest area is occupied by unclassified forests?
A) 12.2%
B) 14.8%
C) 15.2%
D) 16.4%

Answer 1

Hint: A forest is an area of land with a lot of trees. Hundreds of alternative forest classifications exist around the world, taking into account factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal status, and biological function.

Complete answer:
Inaccessible forests or wastelands make up Unclassified Forests. Only 16.4-18 percent of the total forest area is covered by these. The government and private individuals own these forests. This category includes the woods of the north-eastern states as well as sections of Gujarat. The country's entire forest and tree cover has increased to 24.56 percent of its overall geographical area.

Forest and tree cover has expanded by more than 13 lakh hectares in the last four years, which is a great achievement: Minister for the Environment of the Union.In 2006, worldwide forest cover was anticipated to be just 31%, or 40 million square kilometers (4.31014 square feet), with 12-year losses totalling 2.3 million square kilometers (2.51013 sq ft) and replanting increases of 0.8 million square kilometers (8.61012 sq ft). According to the FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020, the world's total forest rate is expected to be 4.06 billion hectares. The total forest is occupied by unclassified forests is around 16.4 -18 percent.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: There are no restrictions on tree cutting or cattle grazing in unclassified woodlands. A stretch of grassland in one state could qualify as forest in one region but not in another. On the other hand, a state's application of a criterion could not be reversed.