Protection of Forest and Wild Life
Forest are
nation’s wealth. These are useful to human being and the other beings in many a
ways. Many things which starts from
woods and runs upto shrubs, herbs, wood which serves as a fuel , medicinal
herbs etc are obtained from forest.
The National policy Of Forest-:: Broadly speaking forest ought to cover 33% ie
one-third of the entire land and this is also the national policy.
The welfare
of the forest and the forest of India ought to connected and it is connected
with the soil, water and wild life. The tropical forest covers a wide range of
flora and faunas and we here in India have THREE kind of forest-:
1).
Coniferous Forest of the Himalayas
2). Deciduos
Forest of the Vindhyas
3). The tropical evergreen forest of the Western
ghat.
Pic:: The Forest Policy and various Policies
These forest
that I have described here are our natural resources for economic development.
Tuber and fibre as well as the fire wood meets the need for the domestic and
the other such as plywood which are also obtained from the forest meets both
the national and the international need . The foreign exchange in large and also in
small measures are obtained from the forest.
Animal
hides, teak , Lac, ivory and sandalwood are obtained from the forest.
Essentialities-::
All that we need and all that is essential is to
protect our forest.
Rich forest are being destroyed all over the country, and
those are done indiscriminately. With
mass tree falling thin layers of humus will be washed.There ought to be soil
erosion. The loss is said to be permanent. It robs the strength of their means
of existence. Indiscriminate and illegle destruction of the forest continues
unabated despite legislative and administrative measures . India is passing
through a phase of civilization dominating forest where in civilization
dominating forest to the point of destroying them and consequently destroying
itself in the process.
Notified Area Of Forest In India
India has a area of 750 lakhs hectares notified
as forest. But forest area under good three covers and it’s cover is estimated
to be only half of the area legally treated as forest.
There are
many reason why the forest area is shrinking low and down and one of the reason
is the chopping off the trees, and the
deforestation by allowing the contractors to cut the trees. Further losses are
to the beings, the wild animals and the one’s which ar wild but which lives on
the herbs in the forest .We also see the
disappearance of the Tigers, the Lions, the Leopards, the elephants, and the
wild birds to name a few.
The Concerns Of The Forest-::
Forest are also concerned with the control of the
pest and cvertain forest produces like the Lacs, the leaves etc which are used
as medicines.
The control
of the pestand fire, protection of the
watershed, proper use of land by large game and cattle and the successive
problems. These forest are to be better managed so that they provide good
environment and a good atmosphere free from the air pollution . Forest are
usually cut for the best advantage of the present and future yields. In the
forest the mature , diseased or over crowded trees are removed.
There are
many methods that ought to be discovered and that ought to be found out for not only saving the forest but also to put
it in the forefront of the national plolicies and also to obtain a higher
returns from the forst so as to make it contribute to the national wealth and
economy ie, the GDP. This principle ought to be framed as the FOREST STEWARDHIP.
Pic :: Forest Stewardship
How could the
forest be saved and served as the leader to present itself as the most
contributing element of the national wealth and it’s GDP is something which
opens up an avenue what we would like to call it a STEWARDSHIP by the FOREST
Can the
forest be saved by the elements of the Forest itself. To cite an example WILL THE PLANTATION OF THE TEAK TREE BE
ENOUGH TO SAVE MANY OTHER SMALL AND MEDIUM TREES THAT ARE GROWN IN THE FOREST. This
are some of the question that crops up.This is a area which needs application and
it serves as a food for thought.
There must be a selection in cutting which
allows a continual natural reforestation. Such a forest would have trees of
nearly all the ages. However it is
distressibg to note that, destruction in the name of the development still
exists. To cite an example the large Amazon forest are facing a loss of 2000
square kilometres a year.
Protection From Fire-:: This is the major problems of the forest. The
forest fire annulally consumes terrifying amount of our forests. Due to fire,
in addition to the loss of the timber , fire also means destruction on the
surface and the litters of
the soil. The consequent loss of protection of the top from the soil that
arises from the erosion. The loss of wild life in large due to the fire may be
because of the fact that at times the forest are purposely set on fire to
create a LITTERS on the soil and when the fire engulfs the forest is damaged
which is irrevocable.
In some of
the area where the Tribes reside , the
Tribal people burn the forst for agriculture purpose and use. These activities ought to be prevented. Of
late the mechanization of the forest fighting equipment has greatly increased
and it had and has manifolded the ability of the man to cope up with the same.
There are
always the reason for the insect to harm and damage the forest.It damages the
wood, the leaves, the roots of the trees etc and these damages are the mainreason for which the forest
suffers.
An insect harms the trees from a variety of
ways- from defoliation which weakens the tree, to desytruction of the fruits or
seeds which prevents the reproduction.
Grasy area
in the forested regions provides food for livestock and are important in the
local economy, but the overgrazing and browsing can be detrimental to the
forest young seedlings which ould be damaged and the conditions for the soil
erosion may be established. Overgrazing is posing a major threat to the
sanctuary environment. Notified area should be closd for grazing or else the
number of grazing livestock should be fixed according to the carrying capacity.
Reason For Destruction Of Forest-:
Forest are occasionally destroyed for the
following reason-:
1). Construction of huge reservoirs, and the
dams,
2).Digging of the mines
3).Oil Drilling in the dense forest
4).Agriculture Land and Cultivation
5). Housing
Environment
can only be saved if such activiteies are restricted.The public should also
co-operate in environmental protection. The social forestry should also be
maintained and adopted. This benefits the poor especially the women’s who walk
miles in search of the food , fuel, and
the wood.
Pic :: Forest Destruction
By
destroying the forest and it’s environment the entire social and ecological
environment is getting harmed and disturbed. Forest comes under the category of
renewable sources. They can be conserved if protected from the fire and
non-judicial cutting. Antisocial elements indulge in destroying flora and the
fauna for their personal gain. They should be caught and should be punished.
Afforestation is also very harmful at times and at times it is benefical but in
the long run it is useful and very beneficial.
Cutting off
the trees should be banned. By enforcing the protection law more strictly,
disaalowing hunting and trade in them and making a long term struggles to help
them we can save the endangered species of the plants as well as the animals.
Poisonous chemicals and metals like mercury , arsenic and insecticides should
be used only with the permission of the Government.
By social
forestry we could see that the trees purify the atmosphere and supply us the tuber, fuel, green manure and fodders.
Wild life could be and can be preserved and conserved if they are given a natural environment .Poaching and the
trade in wild life products must also be banned.
In India
both the Central and the State Governments’ are taking steps to conserve the
forest and the wild life but it ought to be done in a grand and a vast manner
as well as measuer.However nothing is possible without the co-operation of the
public in large.
The public
should be educated in large about the forest, it’s preservation, protection and
the importance of the trees and the wild life.
That is it
Regards and
Thanks
Shyamal
Bhattacharjee.
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Shyamal
Bhattacharjee
Mr Shyamal Bhattacharjee, the author was born
at West Chirimiri Colliery at District Surguja,
Chattisgarh on July 6th 1959 He received his early education
at Carmel Convent School Bishrampur and later at Christ
Church Boys' Higher Secondary School at Jabalpur. He later
joined Hislop College at Nagpur and completed
his graduation in Science and he also added a degree in B
A thereafter. He joined the HITAVADA, a leading dailies of Central
India at Nagpur as a Sub-Editor
( Sports ) but gave up to complete his MBA in 1984 He
thereafter added a Diploma In Export Management. He has
authored THREE books namely Notable Quotes and Noble
Thought published by Pustak Mahal in 2001 Indian Cricket :
Faces That Changed It published by Manas Publications in 2009
and Essential Of Office Management published by NBCA, Kolkatta in
2012. He has a experience of about 35 years in Marketing
Signature Of Shyamal Bhattacharjee
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