MADATSST &

MUKUND INGLE

PRESENT

FOREST RESOURCE

Mr. Mukund B. Ingle

IMPORTANCE OF FOREST RESOURCES

Source of oxygen Source of food Source of Shelter Source of Raw material to various

industries

BIODIVERSITY OR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Availability of flora and fauna with diverse but closely integrated and interdependent system.

We depend upon trees for food and shelter and flora depends upon us for carbon dioxide.

Forest being primary producers plays vital role in ecological balance.

FLORA AND FAUNA IN INDIA

India has 8 percent of the total number species of the world.

At least 10 per cent of India’s recorded wild flora and 20 per cent of its mammals are on the threatened list.

Many of these would now be categorized as ‘critical’, that is on the verge of extinction like the cheetah, pink-headed duck, mountain quail, forest spotted owlet, and plants like madhuca.

THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (IUCN)

Normal Species – Their population is in control for survival. Ex. cattle, sal, pine, rodents, etc.

Endangered Species – Something negative happen these species would be

extinct. Ex. Black buck, crocodile, Indian wild ass, Indian rhino,

lion tailed macaque, sangai (brow anter deer in Manipur), etc.

THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (IUCN)

Vulnerable Species – Something negative happen, these species might turn

endangered. Ex. blue sheep, Asiatic elephant, Gangetic dolphin, etc.

Rare species – Species with less number may turn into endangered or

vulnerable if something negative happen. Ex. the Himalayan brown bear, wild Asiatic buffalo, desert

fox and hornbill, etc.

THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (IUCN)

Endemic Species – These species are found in the particular area due to

geographical barriers. Ex. The Andaman teal, Nicobar pigeon, Andaman wild pig,

Mithun in Arunchal Pradesh. Extinct Species –

They are not found in the local area, country, continent where they live after the search also.

Ex. The Asiatic Cheetah, Pink Head duck.

CAUSESE OF DEGRADATION OF FOREST AND WILDLIFE The Colonial Period Agricultural Expansion River valley projects Mining Grazing and Fuel-wood collection The Rapid Expansion of Industrial-Urban

Economy Poaching and Hunting

ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE CONSERVATION OF FOREST AND WILDLIFE

Passing Laws and Acts Banning Hunting and Poaching and

restricting forest trades Making national parks and sanctuaries Launching projects Spreading Awareness among people

ROLE OF COMMUNITY IN THE COSERVATION OF FOREST AND WILDLIFE

The Sariska Tiger Reserve The Bhairodev Dakav Sonchuri’ Sacred Trees in various communities Chipko Movement Beej Bachao Andolan and Navdanya Joint Forest Management

TYPES OF FOREST

Reserved Forest – Half of the total number of forest The most valuable forest Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh,

Uttarakhand, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Maharashtra have large percentages of reserved forests

TYPES OF FOREST

Protected Forest – One –third of the total number of forest It is protected from the further depletion Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal

Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan have a bulk of it under protected forests.

TYPES OF FOREST

Unclassed Forest – It is owned by government and individuals and

communities All Northeastern states and parts of Gujarat have a very

high percentage of their forests as unclassed forests managed by local communities.

Reserved and Protected is together called as Permanent Forest and Madhya Pradesh has 75% of its forest as permanent forest.

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