Abstract
Forests have two primary objectives, viz. biodiversity conservation and maintenance of ecosystem services. The forests of Barak valley have not been mapped till now. The study aims to map and assess the status of the forest using Landsat 8 data and NDVI technique. In this study, the NDVI values varied from -0.13 to 0.49. Five land classes were delineated with an overall accuracy of 90%. These are forests with high vegetation cover, medium vegetation cover, low vegetation cover, others (forest villages, agricultural land, bare land etc.) and water bodies. The area statistics of the different land classes varied significantly. Forests with low vegetation cover (4668.79 ± 2391.6 ha) occupied the maximum area followed by forests with medium vegetation cover (4380.07 ± 1525.6 ha) and forests with high vegetation cover (3794.64 ± 1112.5 ha). Forests in need of immediate attention in this region have been identified. Proper management of these areas needs to be taken up immediately to prevent their further degradation.
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