INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -As forests are home to over 80% of terrestrial biodiversity, including 80% of amphibians, 75% of birds and 68% of mammals. Deforestation of some tropical forests could lead to the loss of as many as 100 species a day. Our ability to stop biodiversity loss is heavily dependent on our ability to stop forest loss.

Detailed explanation-2: -Forests are home to more than half of the world’s land-based species of animals, plants and insects. They combat climate change because of their capacity to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it, which is called forest mitigation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Forest protection is a branch of forestry which is concerned with the preservation or improvement of a forest and prevention and control of damage to forest by natural or man made causes like forest fires, plant pests, and adverse climatic conditions (global warming).

Detailed explanation-4: -Introducing afforestation programs. Controlling forest fires. Proper utilization of forest resources. Proper care should be taken to protect the forests from pests and diseases.

Detailed explanation-5: -Regulated and Planned Cutting of Trees. Control over Forest Fire by adopting the latest techniques of fire fighting. Reforestation and Afforestation. Check over Forest Clearance for Agricultural and Habitation Purposes. More items