Difference between forest area and forest cover

1.	Difference between forest area and forest cover
Answer» <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>The differences are:</div>\tThe forest area is the area notified and recorded as forest land irrespective of the existence of trees, while the actual forest cover is the area actually occupied by forests.\tThe forest area is based on the records of State Revenue Department.\tThe forest cover is based on areal photographs and satellite imageries. In 2001, the actual forest cover was only 20.55%.

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