FOREST RESOURCES

-AMIYA NAUSHAD
WHAT ARE FOREST RESOURCES ?

 Forests are an extremely important renewable natural resource

that can potentially be sustainably harvested and managed to
yield a diversity of commodities of economic importance. 

 Forests vary in composition and diversity and can contribute

substantially to the economic development of any country. Plants
along with tress cover large areas, produce variety of products
and provide food for living organisms, and also important to save
the environment.
SIGNIFICANCE

Forest can provide prosperity of human being and to the nations.

Important uses of forest can be classified as under:

• Commercial values
• Life and economy of tribes
• Ecological significance
• Aesthetic values
OVER EXPLOITATION

 Forests have been exploited over the centuries as a source of

wood and for obtaining land for agricultural use. The
mismanagement of forest lands and forest resources has led to a
situation where the forest is now in rapid retreat.
 Forests contribute substantially to the national economy. With
increasing population increased demand of fuel wood, expansion
of area under urban development and industries has lead to over
exploitation of forest. 
DEFORESTATION
Deforestation refers to the decrease in forest areas across the world
that are lost for other uses such as agricultural croplands,
urbanization, or mining activities. Greatly accelerated by human
activities since 1960, deforestation has been negatively affecting
natural ecosystems, biodiversity, and the climate.
CAUSES:
 Shifting cultivation
 Need for fuel wood
 Expansion of agricultural business
 Raw materials for industrial use
EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION:

• Soil erosion and loss of soil fertility

• Decrease of rainfall due to affect of hydrological cycle
• Expansion of deserts
• Climate change and depletion of water table
• Loss of biodiversity ,flora and fauna
• Environmental changes and disturbance in forest ecosystems
TIMBER EXTRACTION
 Wood used for engineering purposes like building houses, making
furniture is called timber
 Timber extraction results in deforestation and in the fragmentation
of the last remaining forests. It harms valuable species of trees,
birds and wild animals. In spite of this, it is sometimes necessary to
extract timber, so as to meet the needs of a developing country.
MINING
 Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological
materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein,
seam, reef or placer deposit. These deposits form a mineralized
commodity that is of economic interest to the miner.
EFFECTS OF DAMS ON FOREST ON TRIBAL
PEOPLE
 Big dams and river valley projects like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
referred dam and valley projects as “Temples of modern India”
 have multi-purpose uses.
 However, these dams are also responsible for the destruction of
forests. They are responsible for degradation of catchment areas,
loss of flora and fauna, increase of water borne diseases,
disturbance in forest ecosystems, rehabilitation and resettlement
of tribal people.
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