Forests play an important role in maintaining the balance of our environment. They absorb carbon dioxide, produce oxygen, prevent soil erosion, and increase rainfall. Forests provide many products for direct use such as timber, bamboo, spices, and medicinal plants. Bamboo has a wide variety of uses including building materials, fabrics, cooking utensils, and musical instruments due to its strength, light weight, and growth rate. Spices are crucial ingredients that provide flavor and health benefits to foods. Wood is one of the most versatile materials and has innumerable uses from construction to paper products.

2. MEANING OF
FOREST
A forest (also called a
wood, woodland, wold,
weald, wellard or holt
) is an area with a
high density of trees.

3. Uses of forests
We know “The best
friend of earth of man
is the tree. “ When we
use the tree
respectfully and
economically, we have
one of the greatest
resources on the

4.  Forests are the lungs of the earth. It
is trees which absorb the carbon dioxide
released by the burning of fuel by man
and keeps the air fresh.
 The leaves use this carbon dioxide to
produce food during photosynthesis,
which is needed by animals.

5.  The leaves after photosynthesis
release oxygen which is a by-product
of photosynthesis into the atmosphere.
 This oxygen in the atmosphere is
needed by all living organism for
respiration. Without oxygen no animal
or plant can survive on this earth.
Forests help in improving the fertility
of the soil by the rotting of the dead
leaves and animals

6. The roots of trees help in absorbing the
water from the ground and bring it up to
the leaves. The excess water is sent out
through the stomata and so the water
vapour is released into the atmosphere.
 The forests help in increasing the
rainfall as this transpiration from leaves
increases the cloud formation and thus
brings plenty of rain.
Forests cover prevent soil erosion.

7. FOREST PRODUCTS
A forest product is
any material derived
from a forest for
direct consumption
or commercial use.

8. FOREST PRODUCTS
Timber
Grasses
Cane
Medicinal use
Fruit
Floss
Fibre
Essential oils
Bamboo

9. BAMBOO
• Bamboo is one of the fastest-
growing plants on Earth, with
reported growth rates of 250 cm
(98 in) in 24 hours
• Unbeatable strength...
Bamboo is the strongest woody
plant on our planet, with a
tensile strength superiour to that
of mild steel.

10. General Uses Of Bamboo
Decorations
From picture frames to room
dividing screens, bamboo can make
some elegant and exotic decorations
for the home.. Bamboo can also be
colored so that it can fit into any
décor.

11. Building materials
More and more furniture, flooring, and even
homes are being built with bamboo. It is
becoming a more popular building material .
The smooth floors hold up well in kitchens
and other rooms, and the furniture, bound
attractively with rattan or leather, gives any
room a modern look.

12. Fabrics and clothing
A fabulous trend right now is
bamboo fibers being used in fabrics
and clothing. Bedding made of
bamboo fibers is as soft as or softer
than most cotton beddings, and
drapes with the look of silk without
the expense. It is becoming a
mainstream trend to have bamboo
fabric products or clothing,
populating many major chain retail
stores.

13. Cooking
Cooking with bamboo is nothing new in Asian
culture. Bamboo shoots are a common food in
that part of the world, and have also migrated
into cooking utensils. Bamboo cutting boards
are notoriously good for not dulling blades on
knives as quickly, while bamboo utensils like
wooden spoons are excellent for not scratching
the bottoms of expensive non-stick cookware.

14. Instruments
Hollow tubes make excellent
instruments, whether it is a flute or a
drum, and bamboo is one of the best
bases for instruments. The light, durable
quality of the bamboo is coupled with
its musical potential, and creates some
of the most beautiful sounds that music
has ever heard.

15. Other uses of bamboo
• Pulp and Paper Industry
• Wood Industry
• Bioenergy Industry

16. • Automotive Industry
• Sports and Recreation Industry
• Electronics Industry
• High Tech Industry

17. IMPORTANCE OF BAMBOO
• Enviromental Restoration
• Bamboo for erosion control,
windbreaks and noise barriers
• Waste water treatment

18. SPICES

19. • Imagine your food without any spices.
Unimaginable, is it?
Right from the kitchen and medicinal
uses in homes spices have an
important role to play in different
places. Not only in India but also in
some other countries spices are
considered to be of great use.

20. USES & IMPORTANCE
OF SPICES

21. Spices Uses Benefits
Asafoetida (Hing) It is used for seasoning food
especially snacks and has
medicinal uses.
A good remedy forwhooping
cough andstomach
ache caused due to gas.
Bay leaf (Tez Patta) It is used in cooking to add a
specific flavour to food. It
also has some medicinal
properties.
Bay leaf oil possesses
antifungal and anti bacterial
Cardamom(Elaichi) It is used in most of the
Indian and othersweet
dishes to give a good flavour
and smell. It is also used
widely in pharmaceutical
sector.
Helps to control bad
breath and digestive
disorder. A whole cardamom
chewed is good for coping
withdiabetes.
Chilli (Lal Mirch) It is a main ingredient used
for adding hot flavour to the
food.
The antioxidants present in
chilli help to cope
withcholesterol. It also helps
burning calories
Cinnamon (Dalchini) It is used for mainly for
seasoning food and
preparing masalasIt has
medicinal uses too.
It supports natural
production of insulin and
reduces bloodcholesterol

22. Spices Uses Benefits
Clove (Laung) It is used as acooking ingredient
mainly for seasoning or
preparing Masalas.
Clove oil is beneficial for coping
with tooth acheand sore gums.
It is also beneficial remedy for
chest pains, fever, digestive
problems,cough and cold.
Coriander (Dhaniya) Coriander leaves as well as
coriander seeds are used in
cooking. It also has some
medicinal uses.
It can be used externally on
aching joints and rheumatism. It
is also good for coping with soar
throat,allergies, digestion
problems, hay fever etc.
Cumin (Zeera) It is used for cookingand it also
possesses medicinal properties.
It is a good source oriron and
keeps immune system healthy.
Water boiled with cumin seeds is
good for coping with dysentery.
Curry leaves(Curry Patta) It is used as a main ingredient
for seasoning in some countries.
It has many medicinal uses.
These leaves are beneficial for
reducingblood sugar. Each part
of the plant provides some
benefit or the other. The dried
leaves are extensively used
inherbal medicines.

23. Spices Uses Benefits
Garlic (Lassan) It is used for cookingas well
as for the medicinal purpose.
It is useful for coping
with cough and cold. It also
has antibiotic properties.
Ginger (Adrak)
It is used for giving a specific
flavour to food and has many
medicinal uses.
Helps to avoid digestive
problems. It is beneficial for
coping with cough and cold.
Nutmeg (Jaiphal) It is used in powdered form
for garnishing and also for
masala preparation. It is used
in soaps, perfumes and
shampoos. It can also be
used for medicinal purpose.
It is beneficial for the
treatments of
asthma,heart disorder and
bad breath.
Pepper (Kaali Mirch) It is extensively used in
cooking, especially for
garnishing. It is has many
medicinal uses too.
It helps coping
withcold, cough, infections
etc. It helps to dealwith
muscle pains and digestive
problems

24. Spices Uses Benefits
Saffron (Zaffran/Kesar) It is used for cookingas well
as in beauty products. It is
mainly used in sweet dishes.
It has good medicinal
properties.
It helps to cope with skin
diseases. It is a good remedy
for cough,cold and asthma.
Turmeric (Haldi) It is used in cooking and skin
care products. It has wide
range medicinal uses.
It helps deal with skin
problems. Turmeric powder
can be used for healing cuts
and wounds. It also makes
coping with diabetes
easier.

25. Spices are used and imported
from India since ages. Many
of these spices like cardamom,
clove, nutmeg, ginger etc., are
inseparable ingredients of the
Indian 'Masala Chai'.

26. • This shows that spices form the
basis of not only food in India but
also for making a good cup of
tea. Indian spices offer significant
health benefits and contribute
towards an individual's healthy life.
They add flavor and nutrients to
dishes without fat or calories!

27. WOOD/TIMBER

28. WOOD is one of the
earth’s most versatile and
probably most familiar
natural raw material and the
important role it plays in
our daily lives often goes
unnoticed.

29. IMPORTANCE
Wood and wood-based products are the
most important of all man's resources
for three main reasons :
 Wood is universal. It is a raw material
that can satisfy almost every
requirement or existence.
 Wood is abundant.
 The wood resource is inexhaustible.

30. THE UTILITY OF WOOD
 One of nature's greatest gifts to
mankind is wood. Not only does it
provide food, shelter, energy for warmth
and cooking, clothing, tools and 10,000
other products, but it renews itself
naturally .

31.  Products made from wood fiber include all
kinds of paper and board materials, cabinets,
decorative woodwork, mouldings, beautiful
furniture, construction materials, sports
equipment, parts for weaving and knitting
mills, flooring, home building, rayon and other
fibers, tanning chemicals and thousands of
other products that touch our lives daily.

32. ITS MYRIAD OF USES is staggering.
Wood, in its easy to recognise natural state
provides us with furniture, building
components, musical instruments, sporting
equipment, household utensils, etc. In its
altered (processed) form its role is not so
obvious, yet it is there, under the guise of
paper, fabric, glue, alcohol, rubber, food
medicine, etc.

33. Medicinal Plants

34. Since time immemorial
humans have been
depending on the forest
to cure them of various
ailments. Of all the
medicinal trees found in
India, the neem is the
most important.

35. Some of the plants used for medicines have been
listed below
TREE/PLANT MEDICINAL VALUE
Cinchona Tree An alkaloid, Quinine is
extracted from the
bark of the tree and is
used to cure malaria.
Curare Lianas This large poisonous
vine is full of alkaloids
used for treating
bruises, fever and
kidney stones. It also
helps to relax muscles.
Saw Palmetto Extracts from Saw
Palmetto's berries is
used to treat certain
urinary problems.

36. TREE/PLANT MEDICINAL VALUE
Pacific Bleeding
Heart
Tincture is extracted
from its roots and used
to provide relief from
external bruises and
sprains.
Cocoa Tree The cocoa tree is
extremely high in
medicinal value.The
extracts are used to
treat anxiety, fatigue,
fever, coughs, kidney
stones, and external
cuts and bruises.
Lemongrass Lemongrass has
antibacterial and
antifungal properties
which aid is treating
fevers, colds, and
coughs. Lemon grass
tea is a very popular

37. SPECIAL LEAVES

38. TENDU LEAF
Tendu Leaves plays
important role in
generating livelihood by
making bidi. Tendu leaves
also known as bidi patta in
Hindi.

39. • Central India is main
producer of Bidi patta and
Madhya Pradesh lead first
position in tendu leaves
production.

40. ARECA NUT LEAF

41. The Arecanut palm is one of the
important commercial crops of
Assam. It is a hard material and
has good tensile strength and is
available in abundant in most
parts of Assam. Arecanut sheaths
(extension of the leaf) can be
utilised for manufacturing
disposable plates and bowls.
These disposable utensils can be
used for serving and eating food.

42. OTHER PRODUCTS
Fruits
Fruit trees are an important source of
income and food for the rural
household. In some areas fruit trees are
commonly planted along the field
borders and around the wells. Mango,
coconut, orange, pear, jackfruit and
many others grow wild in the forest.

43. FIBRE
Plant fibre has many different uses. Soft
fibres such as jute are derived from the
stems of the plant. Hard fibre from the
leaves of hemp and sisal are used to
make fabrics for various applications.
Coir, another form of fibre from the
fruit of the coconut, is used to make
ropes.

44. Tropical grasses such as lemon
grass, citronella, and khus are
the source of essential oils.
These oils are used for making
soaps, cosmetics, incense,
pharmaceuticals, and
confectionery.

45. There is a fun way to remember the most important
points in forest preservation called TREES which
means...
• Teach others about the importance of the
environment and how they can help save rainforests.
• Restore damaged ecosystems by planting trees on
land where forests have been cut down.
• Encourage people to live in a way that doesn't hurt
the environment.
• Establish parks to protect rainforests and wildlife.
• Support companies that operate in ways that
minimize damage to the environment

46. THANK YOU

47. MADE BY :
NISHTHA AGGARWAL
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