The recorded forest area is 17,418 km2, which is 78.01 % of the geographical area of the State. By legal status, Reserved Forests constitute 8.42 %, Protected Forests, 23.95 % and Unclassed Forest, 67.63 %.
Major forest types occurring in the State are Tropical Semi-Evergreen, Subtropical Pine, and Montane Wet Temperature Forests.
The forest area of the State is made up of four distinct zones: Burma border forests, Ukhrul pine forests, forests overlooking the valley, and Barak drainage forests.
Manipur has 1 National Park and 1 Wildlife Sanctuary covering an area of 22,440 ha and making up 1.01 % of State’s geographic area. The Manipur Brow-antlered deer is an endemic species for which a conservation project was initiated in 1973. Loktak lake with an area of 26,600 ha is a wetland of international importance, which has been designated as a Ramsar site on 23rd March,1990.
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Total Area (in km2)
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% to total Forests Area
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% to total State Geographical Area
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A. Forests Classification :
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Reserved Forests Area
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:
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1,467 sq. km.
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8.4 %
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Protected Forests
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:
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4,171 sq. km.
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24.0 %
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Other Forests
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:
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11,780 sq. km.
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67.6 %
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Total Forests Area (FSI 2013)
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17,418 sq. km.
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100 %
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78 . 01 %
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B. Forests Type (Broadly) :
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Wet Temperate Forests
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:
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1,451.0 sq. km.
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8.23 %
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Pine Forests
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2,442.8 sq. km.
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13.86 %
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Wet Hill forests
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:
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9,057.6 sq. km.
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51.40 %
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Semi-Evergreen Forests
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644.9 sq. km.
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3.66 %
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Teak Gurjan Forests
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:
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610.7 sq. km.
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3.48 %
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Bamboo Brakes
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:
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3,268.0 sq. km.
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18.6 %
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Grass Brakes
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:
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146.0 sq. km.
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0.82 %
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Table : District-wise Forest Cover. (Area in km)2
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District
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Geographic area
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2013 Assessment
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Percent of G. A.
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Change
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Scrub
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Very dense forest
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Mod. Dense forest
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Open forest
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Total
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Bishnupur
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496
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0
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1
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20
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21
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4.23
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0
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0
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Chandel
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3,313
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0
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734
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2,055
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2,789
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84.18
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-40
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0
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Churachandpur
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4,570
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36
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1,671
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2,579
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4,286
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93.79
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11
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0
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Imphal East
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669
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0
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53
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167
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220
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32.88
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0
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0
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Imphal West
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559
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0
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24
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31
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55
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9.84
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0
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0
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Senapati
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3,271
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232
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861
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1,080
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2,173
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66.43
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-10
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0
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Tamenglong
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4,391
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279
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1,766
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1,820
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3,865
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88.02
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-37
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0
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Thoubal
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514
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0
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4
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51
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55
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10.70
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-1
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0
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Ukhrul
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4,544
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181
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980
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2,365
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3,526
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77.60
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-23
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1
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Total
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22,327
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728
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6,094
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10,168
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16,990
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76.10
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-100
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1
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Source:FSI Report 2013
Figure : Forest Cover of Manipur State.