It is a national organization responsible for the assessment and monitoring of the forest resources of India regularly.
It functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
It is headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
It was established in 1981.
FSI is one of the major national survey organizations in India.
The organization’s precursor was the ‘Pre-investment Survey of Forest Resources’ (PISFR), a project started in 1965 with aid from UNDP and FAO.
Functions
It is engaged in the assessment of the country’s forest resources on a regular interval.
It is involved in forest cover assessment of the country on a biennial basis by interpretation of satellite data on a two-year cycle and presents the information in the form of ‘India State of Forest Report’.
It also formsan inventory of forests and Trees Outside Forests (TOF) in both urban and rural areas.
The FSI is headed by a Director-General who is an Indian Forest Service (IFoS) Offi cer.
The FSI uses satellite data for mapping the forest cover in the country.
Forest Survey of India (FSI)