Abstract
Forests are one of the most significant reservoirs of Carbon (Co2) in the world. Tropical deforestation accounts for about a fifth of global Co2 emission. Reducing deforestation and forest degradation as well as activities leading to carbon stock enhancement in developing countries. Present and unique opportunity for cost effective global climate change mitigation while delivering multiple benefits such as biodiversity conservation, livelihood, generation and maintenance of ecosystem services. India has a distinct advantage of having a nature and well developed National Forest monitoring system based on remote sensing combined with a long time series of data on forest cover. This article aims at forest coverage of Satara District in Maharashtra state. Because, Satara District is located in Western Ghats of Maharashtra. The Western Ghats are internationally recognized as a region of immense global importance for the conservation of biological diversity, besides containing areas of high geological, cultural and aesthetic values. It contains exceptional levels of various types of plant and animal diversity and endemicity for a continental area.
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