3. These following steps should be
undertaken to conserve forest
Massive afforestation work should be
undertaken to cover large areas of land
with useful plants.
for example they are planted along the
highways and rivers, around the
playgrounds and parks.
What is the common thing between these
examples ?
The common thing is that the trees are
planted in a place which are unfit for
the agriculture.
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6.
7. Forest fire should be prevented.
Huge forest areas are destroyed
by fire every year. Fire may
caused due to carelessness of
the people or by natural methods.
People should avoid smoking and
cooking in the forest areas.
8.
9. Overgrazing by cattle,
horses, sheep's and goats
should be prevented.
What is grazing?
Put cattle , sheep, goats etc
to feed on grassland.
10.
11. Forest must be protected
from insects and pest. The
infected plants should be
removed or treated with
suitable pesticides.
12.
13. All activities leading to soil
erosion should be controlled.
What is soil erosion?
Gradually wear away of soil is
called soil erosion.
14.
15. Air water and soil pollution
should be reduced so that the
trees and other vegetarian
can survive and develop in the
forest.
16. Forest nurseries should be established
on a large scale.
What is forest nursery?
An area or place where forest seedlings
are grown.
Plants should be given free of cost to
the people for growing them near
their house.
17.
18. People should be made aware of
the impacts of the forest on
their life through advertisements
, TV, radio and plays.
19.
20. Existing laws to protect national parks,
wildlife sanctuaries and biosphere reserves
should be properly implemented. Guidelines
of international organizations like WWF and
UNESCO for forest conversation should be
followed.
What is the full form of WWF and UNESCO ?
The full form of WWF is WORLD WIDE FUND
FOR NATURE and for UNESCO is UNITED
NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC
AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
21. Van mahotsava which is celebrated
every year should be made more
popular, meaningful and effective.
What is van mahotsava ?
It is a annual tree planting festival in
India . It is celebrated to raise
enthusiasm for motherland and
forest conservation.
