About Us
Kerala Forest Department (KFD), like other state departments in India, has evolved over last one and half century in response to changes in Forest Policy, priorities in five year plans and demands on the forests. However, it has by and large inherited the basic institutional framework of the colonial forest administration, with the emphasis on protection and management of government forests with limited involvement of the public.
| Forest Area | |
| Total Forest Area | 11309.5032 Sq.Km |
| Percentage of forest area to the total area of the state | 29.101 % |
| By Legal Status(Area as per records) | |
| Reserved Forests | 9107.2006 Sq.Km |
| Proposed Reserve | 364.5009 Sq.Km |
| Vested Forests & Ecologically Fragile Lands | 1837.7957 Sq.Km |
| TOTAL | 11309.5032 Sq.Km |
Tree Cover
| The tree cover includes tree patches outside recorded forest area which are less than 1 ha such as trees on village common lands, farmlands, lands along roads, railways, canals and in homesteads. |