1. A PRESENTATION ON
DEFORESTATION
PRSENTED BY:-
B.ARPITA
M.Sc. (Agronomy),
DEPT. OF ASEPAN,
Palli Siksha Bhaban,
Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal
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CONTENT
FOREST AND IT’S USE
COMMERSIAL USE
ECOLOGICAL USE
ASTHETIC VALUE
TOURIST VALUE
OTHER IMPORTANCE
WHAT IS DEFORESTATION
NEED OR CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION
BENEFITS OF DEFORESTATION
HARMFULL EFECTS OF DEFORESTATION
STEPS TAKEN TO STOP DEFORESTATION
GOVT. ACT TO PROTECT FOREST
HISTORIC MOVEMENT IN INDIA & WORLD TO PROTECT FOREST
INDIA’S STATUS IN FOREST COSERVATION
CONCLUSION
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FOREST AND IT’S USE
A FOREST IS A HIGHLY
COMPLEX, CONSTANTLY
CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
MADE UP OF A VARIETY OF
LIVING THINGS (WILDLIFE,
TREES, SHRUBS,
WILDFLOWERS, FERNS,
MOSSES, LICHENS, FUNGI AND
MICROSCOPIC SOIL
ORGANISMS) AND NON-
LIVING THINGS (WATER,
NUTRIENTS, ROCKS, SUNLIGHT
AND AIR).
TREES ARE THE BIGGEST
PART OF THIS COMPLEX
COMMUNITY.
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COMMERCIAL USES:
1. Forest supply wood used as fuel.
2.raw materials as pulp , paper, board, timber
etc.
3.minor forest products like gums, resins , dyes etc.
4.Many plants are utilized in preparing medicines and drugs.
5.provide variety of animal products honey , ivory, hides etc.
6.many forest lands are used as mining ,
grazing, recreation and for dams.
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ECOLOGICAL USES:
4.REGULATION OF
HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
5.SOIL CONSERVATION
1.PRODUCTION OF OXYGEN
2.REDUCING GLOBAL WARMING
3.POLLUTION MODERATORS
6.WILDLIFE HABITAT
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AESTHETIC VALUE:
GENE RESERVE OF IMP & RARE SPECIES. BAMBOO HAT , MAT ,BASKET
AROMATIC & MEDICINAL OIL.
TOURISTIC VALUE:
ECO TOURISM PROVIDES A GROWING
INCOME .
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THEY FEED US NUTRIENT RECYCLING
90 % BIODIVERSITYFIGHT AGAINST FLOODING
KEEP ENV. COOL & REDUCE GLONBAL WARMING
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HARMFULL EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION
REDUCED BIODIVERSITY
INCREASED GLOBAL WARMING
DISRUPTED WATER CYCLES
INCREASED SOIL EROSION DISRUPTED LIVELIHOODS
LOSS OF HABITAT
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STEPS TAKEN TO STOP
DEFORESTATION
AFFORESTATION
PLANTING IN OWN BACKYAD
CUT OLD AND DEAD TREES
GOVT. BAN ON DEFORESTATION
ALONG WITH PUNISHMENT
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RECYCLE
RECYCLE THE PRODUCTS
MADE FROM PAPER,
PLASTIC & GLASS
BUY PRODUCTS THAT ARE
RECYCLED.
IT IS NOT JUST HOUSEHOLDS, BUT
EVEN BUSINESSES,
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INDIAN FOREST ACT, 1927
AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO FORESTS, THE TRANSIT OF
FOREST-PRODUCE AND THE DUTY LEVIABLE ON TIMBER AND OTHER FOREST-PRODUCE.
CITATION ACT NO. 16 OF 1927
TERRITORIAL EXTENT WHOLE OF INDIA EXCEPT THE STATE OF J& K
ENACTED BY CENTRAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
DATE COMMENCED 21 SEPTEMBER 1927
GOVT. STEPS TO PROTECT FOREST IN INDIA
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HISTORIC MOVEMENT IN INDIA
CHIPKO MOVEMENT, 1973
PLACE OF OCCURANCE- GARHWAL HIMALAYAS
LED BY CHANDNI PRASAD BHATT AND SUNDERLAL
BAHUGUNA,
THE SILENT VALLEY PROJECT, 1978
PLACE OF OCCURANCE- KERALA
IT WAS A BATTLEFIELD OF PERSONAL AGENDAS,
BETWEEN THE THEN PRIME MINISTER MORARJI DESAI,
THE KERALA GOVERNMENT AND THE
ENVIRONMENTALISTS.
JUNGLE BACHAO ANDOLAN, 1980S
PLACE OF OCCURANCE- BIHAR,JHARKHAND AND ODISHA
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NAVDANYA MOVEMENT, 1982
PLACE OF OCCURANCE - KARNATAK AND TEHRI
GARHWAL.
LED BY VANDANA SHIVA
PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND ORGANIC
FARMING
DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES, 1983
STATRED BY - ASHOK KHOSLA
WORK TOWARDS FINANCIAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL
NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN, 1985
PLACE OF OCURANCE- M.P & GUJARAT
PROMOTED BY - MEDHA PATKAR
NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN ANNOUNCED THE
ARRIVAL OF THE INDIA GREENS, PROTESTING AGAINST
DESTRUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT
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APPIKO MOVEMENT, 1983
PLACE OF OCCURANCE- UTTARA KANNADA OF KARNATKA
LED BY PANDURANGA HEGDE
IT WAS INSPIRED BY CHIPKO MOVEMENT
MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN OF SALKANI "HUGGED THE TREES" INKALASE FOREST.
( THE LOCAL TERM FOR "HUGGING" IN KANNADA IS APPIKO )
APPIKO MOVEMENT GAVE BIRTH TO A NEW AWARENESS ALL OVER SOUTHERN
INDIA
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WANGARI MUTA MAATHAI
BORN: 1 APRIL 1940, NYERI, KENYA
DIED: 25 SEPTEMBER 2011, NAIROBI, KENYA
RESIDENCE AT THE TIME OF THE AWARD: KENYA
PRIZE MOTIVATION: "FOR HER CONTRIBUTION TO
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
DEMOCRACY AND PEACE“
Woman THAT MADE HISTORY FOR
PLANTING
