WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Second, in the early nineteenth century, the colonial state thought that forests were unproductive. They were considered to be wilderness that had to be brought under cultivation so that the land could yield agricultural products and revenue, and enhance the income of the state.

Detailed explanation-2: -5) In 1905, the colonial government proposed to reserve two-thirds of the forest and abolish the practice of shifting cultivation, hunting and collection of forest produce in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Due to colonialism, the area under the forest began to shrink. The Britishers used to collect taxes for these lands that do not do cultivation. The loss of forests led to the creation of villages which resulted in the collection of taxes. The forests in India were inexhaustible.

Detailed explanation-4: -The greatest damage inflicted on Indian forests was during the colonial period due to the expansion of the railways, agriculture, commercial and scientific forestry and mining activities. Even after Independence, agricultural expansion continues to be one of the major causes of depletion of forest resources.

Detailed explanation-5: -The rise of commercial farming and the need for timber were the significant causes of deforestation in India during the colonial period.