Question

What are the steps taken by Indian government to conserve forest and wildlife.

Answer 1

government built wildlife scanturies and started chipko movement

Answer 2

The steps taken by Indian government to conserve wildlife are  

• Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 1960.

• Indian Forests Act 1927.

• Wildlife Protection Act 1972.

• Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974.

• Mining and Mineral Development Regulation Act 1957.

• Forest Conservation Act 1980.

• Fisheries Act 1897.

The steps taken by Indian government to conserve forests are  

• National parks

• Wildlife Sanctuaries

• Biosphere Reserve

The main steps of forest policy are protection, conservation and development of forest.

The institutes have been set up at Dehradun in Uttaranchal and Coimbatore in TamilNadu. It aims at preventing soil erosion and increase in the spread of deserts. Organises some programs like Van Mohotsav which involve plating thousands of trees along the roads, railway lines and hill slopes.