Editing Madhya Pradesh (section)

=== Ecology ===
According to the 2011 figures, the recorded forest area of the state is {{convert|94689|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} constituting 30.7% of the geographical area of the state.<ref name="FSI_2011">{{cite book |title=State of Forest Report |year=2011 |publisher=Forest Survey of India (Ministry of Environment & Forests) |url=http://www.fsi.org.in/cover_2011/madhyapradesh.pdf |access-date=10 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512234452/http://www.fsi.org.in/cover_2011/madhyapradesh.pdf |archive-date=12 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It constitutes 12.3% of the forest area of India. Legally this area has been classified into "Reserved Forest" (65.3%), "Protected Forest" (32.8%) and "Unclassified Forest" (0.2%). Per capita forest area is {{convert|2400|m2|acre|2|abbr=on}} as against the national average of {{convert|700|m2|acre|2|abbr=on}}. The forest cover is less dense in the northern and western parts of the state, which contain the major urban centres. Variability in climatic and [[edaphic]] conditions brings about significant difference in the forest types of the state. In January 2019 1.5&nbsp;million volunteers in the state planted 66&nbsp;million trees in 12 hours along the [[Narmada River|Narmada river]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-plant-66-million-trees-12-hours-environment-campaign-madhya-pradesh-global-warming-climate-a7820416.html |title=India planted 66 million trees in 12 hours |date=3 July 2017 |website=The Independent |language=en |access-date=5 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207080825/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-plant-66-million-trees-12-hours-environment-campaign-madhya-pradesh-global-warming-climate-a7820416.html |archive-date=7 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The major types of soils found in the state are:
* Black soil, most predominantly in the [[Malwa]] region, [[Mahakoshal]] and in southern [[Bundelkhand]]
* Red and yellow soil, in the [[Baghelkhand]] region
* Alluvial soil, in Northern Madhya Pradesh
* [[Laterite]] soil, in highland areas
* Mixed soil, in parts of the [[Gwalior]] [[Chambal Division|Chambal]] region.