IIT Study: India's Forest Loss Exceeds Gains (2015-2019)

Imagine India's forests are like a big puzzle.

A new study from IIT Bombay looked at how this puzzle changed between 2015 and 2019.

They found that for every little bit of new forest added, a much larger area of forest was lost.

Some states gained forest area while others lost more.

The new forests are often in small, disconnected pieces, like tiny puzzle pieces that don't fit together well.

This is a problem because connected forests are healthier for animals and plants.

The study suggests that we should focus on keeping forests connected instead of just adding more trees everywhere.