Forestry for IFoS 2020

Paper – 1
Section – A
Class – 1.1
❑ Forest ?

❑ Forest (Van) v/s Jungle ?

❑ Forestry ?

❑ Silvics ?

❑ Silviculture ?

❑ Our Job profile as an IFoS/Silviculturist ?

❑ Role of forest for us ?

FOREST term derived from a LATIN term FORIS which
means OUTSIDE OF VILLAGE BOUNDARY.
FOREST : DEFINITION ?

An AREA SET ASIDE for the production of TIMBER and other

forest produce or to get other INDIRECT BENEFITS from it
(Technical definition)

An UNCULTIVATED LAND occupied by NATURAL VEGETATIONS

with closed or partially CLOSED CANOPY, which provides
shelter to the wildlife. (Ecological definition)

Any land area declared as Forest under any CENTRAL or STATE

or LOCAL LAWS (i.e. by Tribal council). (Legal definition)
Forest classification ?
❑ Ownership basis : Private, Public, Cooperative etc.

❑ Function : Protection, Production

❑ Legality : Reserve forest, Protected forest, Village forest, Unclassed forest

❑ CLIMATIC / ECOLOGICAL BASIS :

➢ CHAMPION & SETH*** - in 1968***
➢ They divide Indian forest into 5 MAJOR
GROUPS***, that further divided into 16 TYPES***
or Groups.
Major Group 1 : TROPICAL forest

Major Group 2 : Mountain SUBTROPICAL Forests

Major Group 3 : Mountain Temperate Forests

Major Group 4 : SUB-ALPINE forests

Major Group 5 : ALPINE Forests

 Exercise - 1
IFoS 2011 : Give legal definition of forests in India. Write about the major
groups of forest types of India (10 m).

Any land area declared as Forest under any CENTRAL or

STATE or LOCAL LAWS (i.e. by Tribal council).
Forest
(VAN) v/s Jungle
Forest ?

Various types of definitions

Forest type ?

Forest v/s Jungle

The theory and practice of all that constitutes the
creation, Conservation and scientific management
of forest and Utilization of their resources

TYPES ?
• Intensive forestry : Practice of forestry for achieving maximum
production per unit area (usually timber), here site potential utilized
to the maximum possible extent.

• Extensive forestry : Practice of forestry for raising multipurpose tree

species (MPTS) for production of fuelwood, fodder, timber.
 Exercise - 2
IFoS 2013 : Based on the objectives, what are the different classifications of the
'Forestry'? (10 m)

The theory and practice of all that constitutes the creation, Conservation and
scientific management of forest and Utilization of their resources

TYPES ON THE BASIS OF OBJECTIVE

• Intensive / Extensive forestry

• Protection/Production/Social forestry
 Commercial and industrial forestry

Not linked with any particular linked with a particular industry and
industry and the intention of farmers size/shape/quality of wood
is to get maximum amount of
production per unit area to get
maximum profit
SILVI = Tree/Wood land

SILVICULTURE : Cultivation of ……

SILVICS : Study of LIFE HISTORY and

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS of
forest trees
OBJECTIVES OF SILVICULTURAL STUDY

⁎ Production of LARGE VOLUME per unit area + ↑ QUALITY

TIMBER
⁎ Control CROP COMPOSITION – by controlling
competition, diseases & Fire attack
⁎ Reduced ROTATION period

⁎ AFFORESTATION & REFORESTATION, SITE PROTECTION.

⁎ Introduction of EXOTICS i.e. Poplar, Eucalyptus.

⁎ Creation of MAN-MADE FOREST in place of Natural
forest i.e. Nilambur teak
 MODEL Q : Justify that the study of SILVICULTURE is essential for the
successful afforestation program in India (8m)

1. Silviculture & Forest protection : Silvicultural principles applied to

mix the crop composition for increasing insect/pest resistance and
controlling forest fire.
Silviculture and forest Utilization : helps in the cultivation of economically more valuable and high-grade
forest produce
 Exercise - 3
IFoS 2016 : Explain the role of forest in environmental conservation (10 m).

IFoS 2012 : Discuss in detail the protective role of national forest in India (10 m).

IFoS 2011 : Describe the tangible and intangible benefits of forests (10 m).
IFoS 2009 : Describe the ROLE OF FOREST in Environmental Conservation (12 m)
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