Question

what impact did the first and second world war had on the forest across the world​

Answer 1

Answer:

First World War and Second World War had major impacts on the forests.

In India, trees were cut to meet the British war needs while the earlier plans were abandoned.

Before the arrival of the Japanese in Java , the Dutch followed the ' Scorched Earth Policy', destroying the sawmills and burning huge piles of giant teak logs so that it would not fall into Japanese hands.

Japanese when occupied it , they also exploited forests recklessly for their own industries.They forced villagers to cut down forests which also gave an opportunity to the villagers to expand their cultivation.

After the war, it was difficult for the Indonesian Forest Service to get the land back.

In India, people needed the agricultural land and fought with the forest department for it .