Forest Conservation is of utmost importance for a large country like India. Management practices should also include the protection and conservation of forests. In India, an organized movement to save trees was started in 1972 which has now become famous as Chipko Movement. This movement has … [Read more...] about Importance of Forest Conservation
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Importance of Afforestation in India
Afforestation refers to the process of converting a non-forest land into a forest. Afforestation is highly important to maintain the biodiversity. India is an emerging or developing country whereas the controlling of Carbon emission is very much challenging for the policy makers. The main reason … [Read more...] about Importance of Afforestation in India
Importance of Forests in India
In ancient times a forest was a centre of research in India. The Indian thinkers had a great hunger for knowledge and wisdom they wanted to know the truth of life. Hundreds of questions arose in their minds: “What is this? What is that? Why like this and why not like that?" They had no book. … [Read more...] about Importance of Forests in India
Sasan Gir National Park (Gir Forest National Park, Gujarat)
This national park was established in the year 1975 in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat State. It is spread over an area of 258.71 sq. km in the District of Junagarh. The nearest town from the park is Veraval which is 42 km away. The nearest airport is Kishod at a distance of 50 km. The nearest … [Read more...] about Sasan Gir National Park (Gir Forest National Park, Gujarat)
Wet Evergreen Forest in India
Evergreen Forests are forests where trees have green leaves across all the four seasons of the year. Wet evergreen forests in India are found in the Terai Region of Eastern Himalayas, Western slopes of Western Ghats and in the island of Andaman and Nicober etc. The west evergreen forests thrive … [Read more...] about Wet Evergreen Forest in India