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CONSERVATION OF FOREST
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WHAT IS FOREST CONSERVATION ?Forest conservation is the practice
of planning and maintaining forested areas for the benefit and
sustainability of future generations. Forest conservations involves
the upkeep of the natural resources within a forest that are
beneficial to both humans and the ecosystem. Forest conservation
acts to maintain, plan, and improve forested areas. Forest provide
wildlife with a suitable habitat for living along with filtering
groundwater and preventing runoff.
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Our Earth has been constantly trying to cope with the way in
which human beings use natural resources, clear forest lands, cut
trees and contaminate the air, land , and water. Industrial
revolution, population bursts, and pollution create permanent
damage to the Earth, and the result is global warming and climate
change. In such situations, something that can help extend the life
of the planet and its living organisms is the increase of natural
resources and decrease of exploitation of these resources. By
planting trees and creating forests, many of the commercial needs
of human beings are fulfilled, while not destroying what is left of
the planet. Forest conservation is, therefore a practice that has
been propagated by government and non-government agencies of many
countries as a way to stop over exploitation of nature. WHY FOREST
CONSERVATION IS NECESSSARY TODAY ?
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ADVANTAGES OF FOREST CONSERVATION Forest conservation support
life on Earth.It maintains quality of water and air, the basic
essentials of existence of life.Stability in soil is possible by
trees, enables the land based plants and animals to live.From their
biodiversity grows wealth in the form of food, medicines, essential
for human health,It acts as Carbon sinks absorbing Carbon-di oxide
and keeps global warming at body.Forests influence climate and
educe extremes of temperature. They conserve soil and regulate
moisture and stream flow.
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Imagine a world without trees. An estimated 18 million acres of
forests are destroyed each year. Half of the worlds forest has been
cleared. Deforestation contributes 12 to 17% of global greenhouse
gas emissions annually. Trees absorb greenhouse gases and carbon
dioxide. They produce the oxygen we breathe. Forests are the
habitats of millions of species.It may seem like there is nothing
you can do as an individual to stop the factors that are depleting
our natural resources. But you can do something. If every person
contributed to the conservation of our natural resources and
reducing their CO2 emissions footprint, we can make a
difference.Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by buying energy
efficient appliances. , Cycle or walk or use public transportation
whenever possible. Save trees by going paperless or by using only
recycled products, Plant a tree wherever you can, Participate in
tree conservation projects. , Conserve Electricity , Stop polluting
the ocean. , Harvest rainwater when you can. You can use it for
cleaning or watering your plantsForests
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People began life on this planet as forest dwellers. They were
food gatherers and depended on the forest for all their needs:
food, clothing, and shelter. They gradually became food growers,
clearing a small patch in the forest to grow food. But they
continued to depend on forests to meet a lot of their needs. Evens
today people depend on the forest for many things like : Uses of
forests
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1. Prevention and control of soil erosion : Forests play a
significant role in the prevention and control of soil erosion by
water and wind. The destruction of forest cover leads to increased
runoff of rain water and its diminished seepage and storage in
soil. The structure of the soil suffers, runoff increases and
loosens the soil which is carried away to other regions. The
fertility of the soil is thus lost, and it becomes barren and
unproductive. 2. Flood Control : Roots of the trees absorb much of
the rain water and use it slowly during the dry season. Thus they
regulate the flow of water and help in controlling the floods. The
forest cover acts as a rain-holder and a rain banker.
Forests also helps in
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3. Checks on spread of deserts : Sand particles are blown away
by strong winds in the deserts and are carried over long distances,
thus resulting in the spread of deserts. The roots of trees and
plants bind the sand particles and do not permit their easy
transportation by wind. 4. Increase of soil fertility : The fallen
leaves of trees add humus to soil after their decomposition. Thus
forests help in increasing the fertility of soil.5. Effect on
Climate : Forests have a far reaching effect on climate. They
ameliorate the extremes of climate by reducing the heat in summer
and cold in winter. They also influence the amount of rainfall by
lowering the temperature of moisture laden winds and increase the
relative humidity of the air through the process of transpiration.
They reduce the surface velocity of winds and retard the process of
evaporation.
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Effects due to depletion of forestsClimate imbalance
Deforestation also affects the climate in more than one ways. Trees
release water vapour in the air, which is compromised on with the
lack of trees. Trees also provide the required shade that keeps the
soil moist. This lead to imbalance in the atmospheric temperature
.Increase in global warming - Trees play a major role in
controlling global warming . The trees utilize the green house gas,
restoring the balance in the atmosphere. With constant
deforestation the ratio of green house gases in the atmosphere has
increased, adding to our global warming woes.
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Soil Erosion:Also due to the shade of trees the soil remains
moist. With the clearance of tree cover, the soil is directly
exposed to the sun, making it dry. Floods :When it rains, trees
absorb and store large amount of water with the help of their
roots. When they are cut down, the flow of water is disrupted and
leads to floods in some areas and droughts in other. Wildlife
Extinction :Due to massive felling down of trees, various species
of animals are lost. They lose their habitat and forced to move to
new location. Some of them are even pushed to extinction. Our world
has lost so many species of plants and animals in last couple of
decades.
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. With the world growing at a pace hard to match, the increasing
need for space is turning out to be an area of concern. With
desperate need for land for agricultural, industrial and most
importantly urban needs to contain cities and theirgrowing
population, a direct action that we have come to recognize as
Deforestation occurs. Deforestation in simple term means the
felling and clearing of forest cover or tree plantations in order
to accommodate agricultural, industrial or urban use Over the last
century the forest cover around the globe has been greatly
compromised, leaving the green cover down to an all time low of
about 30 per cent. According to the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO), an estimated 18 million acres (7.3
million hectares) of forest are lost each year. Deforestation can
also be seen as removal of forests leading to several imbalances
ecologically and environmentally. What makes deforestation alarming
is the immediate and long term effects it is bound to inflict if
continued at the current pace. Some predictions state that
therainforestsof the world will be destroyed completely if
deforestation continues at its current pace.
Deforestation: Compromises of a Growing World
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Causes of deforestation1. Agricultural Activities:As earlier
mentioned in the overview, agricultural activities are one of the
major factors affecting deforestation. Due to overgrowing demand
for food products, huge amount of tress are fell down to grow crops
and for cattle gazing.
2. Logging:Apart from this, wood based industries like paper,
match-sticks, furniture etc. also need a substantial amount of wood
supply. Wood is used as fuel both directly and indirectly,
therefore trees are chopped for supplies.
3. Urbanization:Further on order to gain access to these
forests, the construction of roads are undertaken; here again trees
are chopped to create roads. Overpopulation too directly affects
forest covers, as with the expansion of cities more land is needed
to establish housing and settlements. Therefore forest land is
reclaimed.
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5. Mining:Oil andcoal miningrequire considerable amount of
forest land. Apart from this, roads and highways have to be built
to make way for trucks and other equipment. The waste that comes
out from miningpollutes the environmentand affects the nearby
species.
6. Forest Fires:Another example would be forest blazes; Hundreds
of trees are lost each year due to forest fires in various portions
of the world. This happens due to extreme warm summers and milder
winters. Fires, whether causes by man or nature results in huge
loss of forest cover.
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1. The best solution to deforestation is tocurb the felling of
trees,by employing a series of rules and laws to govern it.
Deforestation in the current scenario may have reduced however it
would be too early to assume. The money-churner that forest
resources can be, is tempting enough for deforestation to
continue.2.Clear cutting of forests must be banned. This will curb
total depletion of the forest cover. It is a practical solution and
is very feasible.3. Land skinned of its tree cover for urban
settlements should be urged to plant trees in the vicinity and
replace the cut trees. Also thecutting must be replaced by planting
young trees to replace the older ones that were cut. Trees are
being planted under several initiatives every year, but they still
dont match the numbers of the ones weve already lost.Solution to
deforestation
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