Question

Distinguish between the deforestation and Afforestation –

Answer 1

Hint:
 Afforestation can be defined as planting a tree and increasing the vegetation and deforestation means cutting down the trees and clearing the forest areas. Both factors affect the environment.


Complete solution:
Deforestation is the process of cutting down the trees and the clearance of forest that is later used for the purpose of urban use. Most of the process of deforestation occurs in tropical rainforest areas. The tropical rainforest areas consist of high and continuous rainfalls ranging between 2.5 to 4.5 m. The tropical rainforest is also called “Jewels of the Earth” and “World’s largest pharmacy”. Deforestation affects the environment badly. It damages the habitat of biotic and abiotic components and results in the loss of biodiversity. It also increases global warming. Global warming can be defined as the process of heating the weather of the earth, ocean, and atmosphere. Afforestation is the process of increasing trees and plantations in the environment. There are so many programs run by the government to ensure the tree cover in a particular area. Some tools such as tree planting bars are also used to make the process of plantation easy. The most forested Indian state is Madhya Pradesh. It has the largest forest cover area.

Additional Information – In terms of forest cover, Madhya Pradesh is followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Odisha, and Maharashtra.

Note:
The Indian state “Madhya Pradesh” is also called “Heart of India”. It is present in the central area. The forest area constitutes a total of 12.44% of the forest area of the country or 1/3rd of the state is forested.