Conservation and management of forest and ocean resources
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Oceans
The oceans cover nearly three-fourth of earth’s surface. Ocean has been the source of many needs of man from the time immemorial.
The rapid growth of human population and the advancement of industrialization have exerted great pressure on the resources and the environment of oceans.
According to recent data, about 35 km^3 of sewage and 3.5 km^3 of industrial wastes are released annually into the coastal waters of India. In addition, the offshore oil installations have added another stress on the ocean environment. The recent exploration of the oil well in the “Bombay high” invoked a great concern about growing dangers of pollution of the ocean water.
The increasing exploitation of certain economically important red and brown algae without any proper conservation and indiscriminate mining of coral stones for industrial purpose, eliminating the substratum for the sea algae to grow are the serious problems which need our immediate attention.
Forests
Sustainable forest management addresses forest degradation and deforestation while increasing direct benefits to people and the environment. At the social level, sustainable forest management contributes to livelihoods, income generation and employment. At the environmental level, it contributes to important services such as carbon sequestration and water, soil and biodiversity conservation.
Managing forests sustainably means increasing their benefits, including timber and food, to meet society’s needs in a way that conserves and maintains forest ecosystems for the benefit of present and future generations.
Many of the world's forests and woodlands, especially in the tropics and subtropics, are still not managed sustainably. Some countries lack appropriate forest policies, legislation, institutional frameworks and incentives to promote sustainable forest management, while others may have inadequate funding and lack of technical capacity.Where forest management plans exist, they are sometimes limited to ensuring the sustained production of wood, without paying attention to the many other products and services that forests offer .
Explanation:
the conversation of forest is essential because forest performance the following function