deforestation,causes,advantages,disadvantages,movements in india

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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DEFORESTATION
IS CLEARING
EARTH’S FOREST ON
A MASSIV SCALE ,
OFTEN RESULTING
IN DAMAGE TO THE
QUALITY OF LAND
AS WELL AS TO THE
ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT IS DEFORESTATION ?

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NEED OR CAUSE FOR DEFORESTATION
CATTLE
RANCHING
COMMERCIAL
AGRICULTURE

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PALM OIL
PRODUCTION
SUBSISTENCE
FARMING

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LOGGING FOR
TIMBER
INFRASTRUCTU
RE BUILDING

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MINING
FIRE

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CHARCOAL
PRODUCTION
FIREWOOD
COLLECTION

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JHUM
CULTIVATION
CONTRIBUTION
FOR
DEFORESTATION

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ROOT CAUSE
POPULATION GROWTH

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BENEFITS OF DEFORESTATION
AGRICULTURE
EMPLOYMENT
URBANIZATION
WOOD AND TIMBER

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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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FLOOD

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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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SPREAD AWERNESS
STAGE CAMPAIGNS AND
SPREAD AWARENESS
SCHOOL CHILDREN SHOULD
DIRECTLY BE INVOLVED

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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

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INDIA’S STATUS IN FOREST COSERVATION

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Total East
Asia
208,155 225,663 244,862 1,751 3,840
Bangladesh 882 884 871 n.s. -2
Bhutan 3,035 3,141 3,195 11 11
Cambodia 12,946 11,541 10,447 -140 -219
India 63,939 67,554 67,701 362 29
Indonesia 116,567 97,852 88,495 -1,872 -1,871
Malaysia 22,376 21,591 20,890 -78 -140
Maldives 1 1 1 0 0
Myanmar 39,219 34,554 32,222 -466 -466
Nepal 4,817 3,900 3,636 -92 -53
Pakistan 2,527 2,116 1,902 -41 -43
Philippines 10,574 7,949 7,162 -262 -157
Singapore 2 2 2 0 0
Sri Lanka 2,350 2,082 1,933 -27 -30
Thailand 15,965 14,814 14,520 -115 -59
Viet Nam 9,363 11,725 12,931 236 241

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CONCLUSION
IT’S NOT THE TIME TO THINK , IT’S THE
TIME TO ACT FOR A BETTER EARTH
BY SEEDING
GREENNESS
&
SUSTAINABLE THINKING

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