Bankura Forest or Joypur Forest is a protected forest in West Bengal, India. The total forest area of Bankura District, which comprises three divisions, Bankura North Division, Bankura South Division and Panchet Division, is about 1463.56 km2, covering 21.27% percent of the total land area of the district. The forest comprises 44.48 km2of reserved forest, 1391.95 km2 of protected forest, and 27.13 km2 of unclassified state forest. Prior to India`s independence, the West Bengal government had decided to create a Forest Administration to provide conservation and management for forest flora and fauna and deliver environmental services to those living in and around the forests. The majority of the population in the forest depends on it for various purposes like grazing, firewood, and collecting of sal leaves and seeds and mushrooms, etc. With high human pressure on the forests, some minimum amount of forest degradation is almost unavoidable. However, a Joint Forest Management effort is underway to promote the conservation of the forest.

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