SHELTER BELT : it is the belt of trees consisting

of several rows of trees established at the right

angle to the prevailing winds.
• Shape & Composition : triangular shape
• Width : ≈ 50 m.
• Height, Wedth, Length : 1 : 10 : 25
WIND BREAKS : windbreaks are the strip of trees (± shrubs)
planted in the right angle to protect field, homes, canal, or house
from strong hot/cold wind

Structure : usually grow trees in 2/3 parallels rows

 Salix

Shifting cultivation

Eucalyptus
Neem
Teak boundary
plantation

Coconut
Social forestry is the practice of forestry on lands outside the conventional forest
area for the benefit of the rural and urban communities
 ❑ Agriculture = (N-fixation/Leaf litter/Nutrient cycling =
productivity ↑
❑ Soil & Water conservation (Runoff + Pollutant)
❑ Habitat/Ecosystem conservation
❑ 26 m tonne degraded land = afforestation (UNCCD)
❑ 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes carbon sink

❑ Fuel, Fodder, timber ❑ Forest cover ↑

❑ Money ❑ Forest area (Encroachment)
❑ Rural job ❑ Shifting cultivation = Alternative
❑ Village/Cottage industry ❑ Divert biotic pressure from the forest
❑ Protect crops against Harsh weather ❑ Rehabilitate wasteland/Mines
 ❑ Agriculture = (N-fixation/Leaf litter/Nutrient cycling =
productivity ↑
❑ Soil & Water conservation (Runoff + Pollutant)
❑ Habitat/Ecosystem conservation
❑ 26 m tonne degraded land = afforestation (UNCCD)
❑ 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes carbon sink

❑ Forest cover ↑
❑ Road protection = against Harsh weather ❑ Forest area (Encroachment)
❑ Scenic beauty ❑ Shifting cultivation = Alternative
❑ CO2/O2 balance ❑ Divert biotic pressure from the forest
❑ Fuel/fodder/timber ❑ Rehabilitate wasteland/Mines
❑ Shelter to wildlife
❑ Species : Mango, Jamun, Neem, Ashoka, Dilonex,
cassia fistula etc.