Question

Suggest some approaches towards conservation of forests.

Answer 1

Hint: Forests are the ecosystem of earth.The human survival depends upon forests, from the air to the wood. Their conservation is the planning and maintaining the areas for future generations which can be done by various methods.

Complete Answer:
Some approaches for forests conservation are:
- Afforestation is the first approach which involves planting trees which can be used as a resource for commercial purposes.
- Avoid deforestation or clearance of trees and use of forest land for farms or urban use.
- Removal of trees without doing reforestation results in habitat damage, loss of biodiversity etc.
- Control burn technique can be used to maintain forests.
- Cutting of trees with regulation and with planning to avoid extinction of forests. This can be regulated by:
1) Clear cutting- used for areas where the same types of trees are available where the same age group of trees used for cutting and then marking is done for the replantation process.
2) Selective cutting- only mature trees are used for cutting.
3) Shelter wood cutting- useless trees are cut down.

- Control over forest fire.
- Proper utilization of forests like making ‘national parks’ in every country.
- Protection of forests should be done with the help of sprays, developing diseases resistant strains and by using antibiotics to avoid destruction of trees.

Note: Use of forests for commercial use has increased and it becomes a threat for the ecosystem as well as for human being in various ways:
- Increase in soil erosion and temperature.
- Extinction of forest species.
- Increase in floods.