DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

IMPORTANCE OF TREES IN SOCIETY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first inspector General of forest in India
A
Dietrich Brandis
B
Otto Von Bismarck
C
Count Cavour
D
Simon Cromwell
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dietrich Brandis was the first Inspector General of Forests in India. He helped the British formulate the Indian Forest Act of 1865. He ensured a system that would allow for proper forest management. He set up the Indian Forest Service in 1864.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dietrich Brandis, a German expert, became the first Inspector General of Forests in India. Brandis set up the Indian Forest Service in 1864.

Detailed explanation-3: -Brandis introduced the method of Scientific forestry. In this method, instead of different types of trees, only one type of tree is planted. Every year specific areas of the forest are cut and it is replanted. The trees are cut again after they grow.

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