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Environmental Issues — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYEnvironmental Issues2 Marks
Question
Write a note on deforestation and enumerate it's consequences.
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Answer

People's Participation in Conservation of Forests:
  1. In 1731, a Bishnoi woman, Amrita Devi (Jodhpur) showed, exemplary courage by hugging a tree and prevented it from cutting. Her three daughters and hundreds of other Bishnois, followed her and lost their lives, while saving trees. The Government of India has recently instituted the Amrita Devi Bishnoi Protection Award for individuals or communities from rural areas that have shown extraordinary courage and dedication to save trees.
  2. Chipko Movement started in Garhwal Himalayas in 1974, is primarily aimed to save trees and forests. Local women protected the trees by hugging them.
  3. Government of India in 1980s has introduced the concept of Joint Forest Management (JFM) to work closely with local communities in forest conservation. In return, the communities get benefits of various forest products (e.g. fruits, gum, rubber, medicine, etc.), thus enabling sustainable development of forest.

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