Hi all

Does anyone know of any digital sources of Reserve Forest boundaries (before we 
attempt to digitise)? Interested in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

My colleagues and I are examining landscape change across parts of Western 
Ghats (example from Kodaikanal 
<https://thewire.in/178845/kodaikanal-plantation-grasslands-shola-eucalyptus-gaur/>).
 
While we have GIS layers of Protected Areas (Wildlife Sanctuaries and National 
Parks), Reserve Forest boundaries (digital data) do not appear to be publicly 
available.
Our attempts at obtaining these from the Forest Departments are only partially 
successful (only some divisions, paper maps in some cases). We are told that 
this data can be considered politically sensitive due to probable illegal 
occupation in some areas.


Best regards
Robin

V. V. Robin
www.skyisland.in
+91 9449002297 
Twitter @vvrobin

Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) - Tirupati



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