IMPORTANCE

IMPORTANCE
OF
OF FORESTS
FORESTS
 ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL

USES OF INDUSTRIAL
INDUSTRIAL
FORESTS
DOMESTICAL
HUMAN
ENVIRONMENTAL USES:

TREES PREVENT SOIL EROSION

IT IS A NATURAL HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE (DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PLANTS

AND ANIMALS)

REGULATE WATER SUPPLY TO RIVERS TO REDUCE FLOODING

INDUSTRIAL USES:

PROVIDES RAW MATERIAL FOR INDUSTRIES THAT REQUIRE WOOD

PROVIDES PLANTS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES

TIMBER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS

HUMAN USES:

TREES PROVIDE FIREWOOD FOR DOMESTIC USES (COOKING, E.T.C)

PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE IN FOREST BASED DEPARTMENTS

TREES AND PLANTS PROVIDES FRUIT TO EAT.