or Alpine Forests These forests are mainly found in the iiawalays= iy Jamia and Kashmir, Himachal Prades) Untarekhand, and Ammnachal Pradesh, ered etapa Belts of different types of vegetatien cur at ol are different altitudes. The lower foothills avs = decidii@us forests and the middle slopes have x Gidss grows 08 very fap th Tidal or Mangrove F ee, - innerove Eoxnete Tigh alopes, Coniferous forests have softwood re found in the deltas of all majo putt Delt the Mahanad: green trees. the s Sal, oak, ash, beech, chirp or fir, chestnit dar and deodar are the os trees growing here, 1e Kfishng and the Kaveri a ‘Agriytvariety ofanimalsare found in difftgent parts of the country ‘Thgtiged the largest animal of the the Ganga’ Delta, and the foothills of| ossteties 144re of apt erate the tempera rere + Forests help in providing humus. * Forests help in linieteasingnw Thereby. helpin jn BNa Was last reportes : ported at 2134 per cent in formation that causes rainfall total forest area (pet 5] m rest area (percentage of land area) the atmosph e atmosphere, 5, aXording to data provided by the Indian x Sate of FOxgst Report 2015. Thi gaa National Forest Policy of Indig sates that at leastionéethied, or SS — eof Wye land area of India should be protect eT a Ender forest. HoWeyer, at present, India falls geXernment has Ronverted smc: oh Wells's hort of its goal by Ylittle more than 10jpet foreyt cover into memes by etn’ _gateThis data also refldNg India’s fast-redueing VPS onal parks, sanctuaries and ‘biosphere forest cover, and at the sae time Sfiphiasizes|” UN. Fellinggiatitvees;and clearing of forest over isthe prohibited in these resion=y ot the need for the COnservaitan of our forests and wildlife, This {5 importanNkecause forests restricted. not only provide food and sheltOx{o different A Sanctuar) is 3 fected area where wild sin their natural surroundings: kinds of animals-torests are also the-squree of “animals can nt \with weapo a fire livelihood for about 10(akh. people in Ind direetand indirect uses from of us derive some for ‘are pyobib livestock may be @ wed on. a Direct Uses Permission to enter 0) eside ina sanctuary May «© Daests provide timber for construction Be granted by the COST e for of photograpny scientific research OF sleepers, ses, furniture, toys, railway « Forests also prov' flowers,medicinal hed ine, oil, lac For + Forest wildlife. + Forests arémiajar tourist =_ ae; & are about Ui _—_— A odadin aid 100 1atta u UiOvides septa as ; sspears TAN HatTOM RL RAERS iy different his famous work, G& swsorere reserve | | arts of our country, . ec ‘ | Gy ewasanctuy || F = National Park gttot eee tis Afforestation — ae the Hi (ret planting ceremony called wap S Tatural scenic aua.Wwas started in India to maintaln the after JinnsGor's conservati 7 Jogical balanee And prevent the ge settee aay Ant the @OHE layer, The following aclviner, reece reserve undertaken on Vana Mahotsaya * Gir National Parl ttarrous for the + Tise platting 0 increase area under forests + piyae Nationa + Care of trees already platted and is noted f S Protection of treesifromcinaéts {rees fromingects and pests Ses. + Planting trees on hill slopes and wastelands * ites & Preventing ill f F : ‘ {ing illegal felling of trees known as Bhat + Eree distribution of ip! an fildlife Sanctw National Parks in India i i difiere: ia’s national parks play an important role in life found in the conserving the country’s forests and wildlife. Some examples « Some of the well-known national Parks are below: mentioned below: : - (-)arinanga Naseat Baste! Tt is located in Sptegatectrtt -Assam_and gives protection to the one’ —_ Kachehh dis horned-rhinocerous.— (6) kanthambore National Park Located in _— thousands Sawai Madhopus district of Rajasthan, this World famo park is dotted with banyan, dhok and/mango many resid [Pat It is supposed to be the Paleesissined park in the country. Tt ete. andan\t pelicans are Sancte wildlife USNor its wildlife, tghot water known fo: home to hundred: ren alll year in’ ynters the ipds, which stay rumber inereases when there is an_influx of birds from al Asia region. The World Widlfe Fund, india, was establistied 1.3969, Ing86 itbbecame World Wide Fund for ‘Nature—ndia. thas several offices in different states of india such as Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Praciesh, Odisha, and Terni Nadu. Reserves in India here reserves are Igpge ateas of Datural habitat and often include ongGE two ational parks and/or reserves that are open to some eganomicuses. In these reservesiaEateee— is given not onl he flora and)fauina of the fore ao Ga wellknown f0F sha Many varieties of a 2150 wi: It is located ‘of species: Oqueseantsa cin ah and recreation are at affect the a fivitjes such a aman activitie® Tf the inligenous PEPle are “+ witiesvof the inligenoVs PS ay oceratl \ permitted. some important biosphere reserves in India are geypgeeetve located in West, hate and Nagi Euills 1 south India al Biospinere Reserve Tocateg ka, forming part of betwee! eo Serve in Wey Met SE a Dior in. _north-eastem, Unarakhand SSCS” aE + ‘WokrekBiosphe ein the WestGaiy ‘Hills in Meghalaya ay Rangein Madhya Pradest + Similipal Biosphere Reserve in north-eastern ——— + Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve located in * Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve located in Islands