Bihar government in association with the Forest Survey of India (FSI) has decided to conduct a 'Trees Outside Forest' (TOF) field survey.
Aim : To identify the dominant tree species that are growing outside the Recorded Forest Areas (RFA).
* As per the FSI India State of Forest Report, 2021, Bihar has registered an increase of 3.79% in growing stock in RFA and 0.58% in TOF
* The overall tree cover has also increased in the state from
2,003 sq km in 2019 to
2,341 sq km in 2021.
* The FSI survey was conducted by using remote sensing based forest cover mapping of all patches of more than one hectare within and outside the RFA.