Question

How does social forestry help in forest conservation ? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Using the public and common land of the village to produce in a decentralised manner firewood, fodder and small timber to meet the local needs (particularly poor people) and also to conserve soil and water.

2. Reducing the pressure on natural forests. In the absence of alternate resources village people tend to exploit the natural forests. This is unavoidable as their needs and that of their live stock (grazing cattle) has to be met by the nearby forests. If an alternate forest is developed with their co-operation they would also be interested in protecting the natural forests.