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Forests And Wild Life

Conservation of forests and wildlife is necessary to protect the biodiversity.Forest are biodiversity hot spots. This is important because loss of biodiversity leads to ecological imbalance. But any conservation effort for forest and wildlife must keep the interests of all stakeholders in mind.

Stakeholders

Stakeholder: A person having interest or concern for something is called stakeholder.

The stakeholders who are directly or indirectly affected by forest are as follows:

  1. People living in or around forests; as they depend on various forest produce for their livelihood.
  2. The forest department which is the owner of the forest land.
  3. Various industrialists who depend on the forest for many raw materials. For example; the beedi industry needs kendu leaves as raw material. Wood is used as raw material in many industries.
  4. The wildlife and nature enthusiasts.

Stakeholders of forests

  1. Local People: Dependent on the forest for their survival nature.
  2. Forest Department: Govt. who owns the land and controls forest products resources.
  3. Industrialist wildlife: Industrialist who use the forest for their business purpose.

Sustainable Management

Management of resource wisely so that they meet current basic human needs while preserving them for the needs of future generations.
The management of natural resources requires:

  1. Long-term perspective so that these will last for generations to come.
  2. Ensure equitable distribution of resources so that all economic sections benefit from these resources.
  3. Safe disposal of waste.

Sustainable development means following certain practices which help in saving our environment from damage.

  • An Example of People?s Participation in the Management of Forests

    Instances where various people have played an important role in the conservation of forests:

    1. Khejri Trees: Amrita Devi Bishnoi, in 1731, sacrificed her life along with 363 others for the protection of Khejri trees in a village in Rajasthan.
      • Govt. of India instituted ‘Amrita Devi Bishnoi’ National award for wildlife conservation in her memory.
    2. Chipko Andolan: This movement originated in a remote village in Garhwal. Women of the village reached the forest when contractor’s men came to cut the trees. Women clasped the tree trunk thus preventing the workers from felling the trees. The Chipko Movement quickly spread across communities and forced govt. to rethink their priorities in the use of forest products.
    3. West Bengal Forest Department revived the degraded SAL forest of Arabari.

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