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Forest cover in Western Ghats
July 19 , 2023
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- The Western Ghats saw a loss of 5% evergreen forest cover with an increase of 4.5% built-up cover, and 9% agriculture area.
- It is one among 36 global biodiversity hotspots.
- IISc’s Energy and Wetlands Research Group launched the Western Ghats Spatial Decision Support System (WGSDSS).
- It has been designed as part of the ongoing ecological research in the Western Ghats.
- Grid wise analysis portrays 32% of the area under ESR-1 (Ecologically Sensitive Region) denoting very high ecological fragility.
- 16% (373) of grids under ESR-2, which has potential to be ESR-1.
- 34% (789) and 18% (412) under ESR-3, and 4 respectively.
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