FOREST RESOURCES

BY AMAN KHAN
BBA THIRD SEMESTER
Forest Resource

1) The word forest is derived from latin word

2) "Foris" means outside
3) forest are one of the most important natural resources
of the earth.
4) Approximately 1/3rd of the earth's total area is
covered by forests
Uses of forest

 Regulation of global climate and

temperature
 Reduction of global warming
 Production of oxygen
 Conservation of Soil
 Importance of forest
 Timber:- Wood uesd for commercial purposes
like for making furniture and other items like
boat bridges and other day to day use
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cooking and other purposes by poor people.

 Food:- Fruits, roots, leaves of plants and
trees along with the meat of forest animals
provide the food to the tribal people.
 Miscellaneous Products:- Miscellaneous
products lik, resin, gums, oils, medicines,
Katha, honey are provided by forests

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Deforestation
1) Forest are exploited since early times for humans to meet
human demand
2) The permanent destruction of forest is called Deforestation.
 Causes of Deforestation

POPULATION SHIFTING GROWING FOOD FIRE WOOD INFRASTRUCRURE

EXPLOSION CULTIVATION DEMAND DEVELOPMENT
 Afforestation
 The conservation measure against the
deforestation is afforestation. The
development of forest by planting trees
an waste last is called afforestation
 The main objective of afforestation
 To control the deforestation
 To prevent soil erosion
 To regulative rainfall and maintain
temperature
 To promote planned uses of wasteland

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 Forest Degradation in India

 At the beginning of the 20th century about

30% of the land in India was covered with
forests but by the end of 20th century the
fprest cover was reduced to 19.4%
 As a result of exploitation, the tropical
Forest cover in India, is now only reduced
to coastal western Ghats and northern
india
 We have a huge population size and a very
low precipitate forest area 0.075 Ha per
capita as compared to 0.64 ha/capita of
world forest area

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