Floristic diversity and vegetation analysis of the community forests of South-West Haryana, India

Haryana is a landlocked state in northwest India with a geographical area of 1.3% of the country. As the development is concerned, the state has well-developed agricultural as well as industrial sectors. However, the state has poor forest/tree cover compromising only about 3.62% of its total geographical area according to India State Forest Report, 2019. The area under forest and trees is an important indicator of its environmental condition. In the mid-1970s, worldwide research interest arose into the interrelation between people and trees which led to the establishment of the definitions of the term ‘community forestry [1,2]. Learning the significance of community forests, virtually all countries around the world are working in the field of community forestry [3].