Preservation of Forest
Preservation of Forests resources
Several measures have been prescribed for the preservation of the forests. They are as follows:
The trees cut down for timber or other uses, should be matched with planting of more trees, so that, there is no scarcity.
The use of fuel wood and wood charcoal should be discouraged. The conventional sources of energy should be tapped. Biogas should be employed for cooking, to lessen the consumption of fuel wood.
Modern methods of forest management should be practised. A forest is a very vulnerable asset. The slight neglect or unscientific working can rapidly deplete and may even annihilate it after which reforesting of the area may not be economically feasible.
The silivicultural practices should be adopted. Cultivation of forest crops consists of regeneration, that is, renewal of forest crop, and tending, that is carrying on operations from time to time for the benefit of the growing forest crop during its lifetime. The silivicultural practices include use of irrigations, fertilisers, bacterial and mycorrhizal inoculations, disease and pest management, control of weeds, cleaning, thinning, breeding of elite trees and use of tissue culture techniques.
The Social Forestry Programme (1976) should be encouraged. Under this programme, the so called waste lands should be utilised to produce fire wood, fodder and small timber for the use of agricultural implements. This programme includes raising, planting and protecting trees for various purposes. This programme is a boon for rural community. The annual deforestation must be followed by annual reforestation of the deforested areas. Thus the forest is conserved. There should be intensificaion of afforestation or reforestation rates to nearly three times of existing rate.
The agroforestry programme should be encouraged. Under this programme the attempt should be made to use the same land for farming, forestry and animal husbandry.
The urban forestry programme should
Several measures have been prescribed for the preservation of the forests. They are as follows:
The trees cut down for timber or other uses, should be matched with planting of more trees, so that, there is no scarcity.
The use of fuel wood and wood charcoal should be discouraged. The conventional sources of energy should be tapped. Biogas should be employed for cooking, to lessen the consumption of fuel wood.
Modern methods of forest management should be practised. A forest is a very vulnerable asset. The slight neglect or unscientific working can rapidly deplete and may even annihilate it after which reforesting of the area may not be economically feasible.
The silivicultural practices should be adopted. Cultivation of forest crops consists of regeneration, that is, renewal of forest crop, and tending, that is carrying on operations from time to time for the benefit of the growing forest crop during its lifetime. The silivicultural practices include use of irrigations, fertilisers, bacterial and mycorrhizal inoculations, disease and pest management, control of weeds, cleaning, thinning, breeding of elite trees and use of tissue culture techniques.
The Social Forestry Programme (1976) should be encouraged. Under this programme, the so called waste lands should be utilised to produce fire wood, fodder and small timber for the use of agricultural implements. This programme includes raising, planting and protecting trees for various purposes. This programme is a boon for rural community. The annual deforestation must be followed by annual reforestation of the deforested areas. Thus the forest is conserved. There should be intensificaion of afforestation or reforestation rates to nearly three times of existing rate.
The agroforestry programme should be encouraged. Under this programme the attempt should be made to use the same land for farming, forestry and animal husbandry.
The urban forestry programme should