Importants of forest and causes of its depletion and steps taken for conservation of forests
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IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS
1)Forests provide livelihood
2)Forests are biodiversity hotspots
3)Forests serve as watershed
5)Forests help in regulating atmospheric temperature
CAUSES OF ITS DEPLETION
Our increased demand for forest products have led to increasing destruction and degradation of our forests. Human activities are the major cause for the depletion of forests. We depend on forests to meet all our requirements(like wood,paper etc). But now, its more apt to say that 'We exploit forests to make our lives luxurious'. Deforestation is now increasingly common and huge buildings and factories are taking up the spaces. Thus human activities are definitely the cause of the steep decrease in forests today.
STEPS TAKEN TO CONSERVE FORESTS
Vanmahotsava was launched to make people aware of the importance of planting trees.
The Chipko Movement is a perfect example of general public awareness about forests
The 'forest conservation act 1980' was enacted by the government of India to help conserve the country's forests.
These are some of the steps that have been taken in order to conserve forests.
Forests are an important natural resource. They are useful to us in a number of ways. They provide us with timber and a host of other products like lac, resins, gums, medicinal herbs, leaves, honey, etc. Forests help in maintaining the ecological balance, by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.
They cause rainfall and prevent floods and soil erosion. They also provide natural habitat to various species of wildlife.
Increasing population growing demand for land has resulted in the depletion of forest cover all over the world. Forested areas Increasing ever pue are cleared to make way for farms, industries and towns.
Large scale cutting down of trees is called deforestation. Although forests are renewable resources, they take a long time to regenerate themselves. Therefore, they need to be conserved. Awareness about the importance of forests needs to be spread among people of all communities.
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