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What is the importance of forest as a resource?
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Answer
Forests are renewable natural resource and serve as:
- Source of food and shelter for wildlife thereby play important role in conservation of biodiversity.
- Help improving water holding capacity of soil and prevent soil erosion.
- Source of rainfall and moisture.
- Source of atmospheric oxygen and remove harmful carbon dioxide from atmosphere during photosynthesis thereby turning a harmful gas into the only source of organic compounds on earth.
- Regulates water cycle.
- Serves as source of fuel, wood, timber, fruits, resins, food etc.
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