Q.5 (a) What is social forestry?
(b) Give two points of difference between agro-forestry and traditional forestry.
(c) Mention any three methods for the conservation and development of forests in India
(d) State three objectives of agro-forestry.
Answers
Q5. (a) Social forestry is the management and protection of forests and afforestation of barren and deforested lands with the purpose of helping environmental, social and rural development. ... It was intended as a democratic approach to forest conservation and usage, maximizing land utilization for multiple purposes.
(b) Agroforestry is land management in which trees and shrubs are grown around crops or pastureland, whereas Social forestry means protection of forests or planting of trees, on barren land. Agroforestry is a combination of forestry and agriculture, while Social forestry aims to increase forest cover.
(c) Grow more trees or Vana Mahotasava. (ii) Forests regions are being declared “Reserved Sanctuaries” to preserve the ecosystem and protect animals. (iii) Afforestation and Reafforestation: Afforestation is the planting of more trees and Reafforestation is to plant trees in place of those which are cut down.
(d) One of the main objectives of Agroforestry is to raise the production of food crops, legumes and tuber to meet the rapidly growing food requirements of the Indian population. 7) Agroforestry aims at promoting production of, vegetables, pulses, milk and meat.
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