4. History of world forest
day
o The international day of forests was
established on the 21st March, by
resolution of the United Nations
General Assembly on November 28,
2021.
o International day of Forests was
observed for the first time on March
21, 2013.
o In November 1971, at the Conference
of Food and Agriculture Organization,
6. Forest reduce: In recent
years, due to the consumer
mass consumption timber
and forest product and lead
to a global forest area is
significantly reduced.
Forest importance: Green
plants can beautify our
environment, our living
environment better. Forests
can resist t5he sandstorm
8. forest
s
The word forest is derived from a latin
word "foris" means outside.
Forests are one of the most important
natural resources of the earth.
Approximately 1/3rd of the earth's
total area is covered by forests.
10. million hectares that is 24.62% .Whereas, the total forest
and tree cover in India is 807,276 Sq km (80.73 million
hectors), which is 24.56 percent of the total geographical
area of the country. There is 2261 sq.km increase in forest
cover as per 2019. Madhya Pradesh has the highest forest
cover as per the area followed by the Andhra Pradesh. Total
geographical area of the India Mizoram has the highest
forest cover. Maximum increase in the forest cover of the
cities include Andhra Pradesh telangana and Odisha.
12. Types of
forests
Among the 16 different types of forests of the
country, the most common is
Tropical dry deciduous forests
Tropical moist deciduous forests
Tropical thorn forests
These 3 types of tropical deciduous forests
accounts for more than 76.5% of forests in India.
Nearly 96% of forests are owned by government
and, 2.6% by corporate bodies and rest are owned
13. Tropical moist
deciduous
forests
The general
appearance is
bare in extreme
summers.
Present in
irregular top
Types of forests
Tropical dry
deciduous
forests
Also called as
monsoon forests,
that have a long
dry season
followed by a
heavy rainfall.
Tropical thorn
forests
Type of desert
formation that
has scrub-like
vegetation of
warm temperate
areas.
15. The importance of forests cannot be
underestimated.
forests for our
survival, from the
air we breathe to
the woods we use.
Besides providing
habitats for animals
and livelihoods for
humans, forests
also offer
watershed
protection, prevent
soil erosion and
17. Some of the threats
to forests include
deforestation,
overexploitation of
forest resources,
barren quality of
forests construction
of roads and
projects inside the
forests, forest fires.
20. Forest conservation is
the practice of planting
and maintaining
forested areas for the
benefit of
sustainability of future
generations. It also
stands and aims at a
quick shift in the
composition of trees
species and age
distribution.
21. 5 ways to conserve forests are....
Afforestation/plantin
g trees
Control forest fires
Do not hunt animals
Do not cut trees
Follow the 3r's
23. Chipko movement, 1973
Chipko andolan, nonviolent
social and ecological movement
by rural villagers, particularly
women, in India in the 1973,
aimed at protecting trees and
forests slated for government-
backed logging. The Chipko
Movement followed Gandhian
philosophy of peaceful resistance
and was an uprising against the
people destroying ecological
balance. Gandhian
activist Sunderlal Bahuguna gave
a direction to the movement and his
24. Appiko movement, 1983
The famous Chipko Andolan (Hug the
Trees Movement) of Uttarakhand in the
Himalayas inspired the villagers of the
Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka
Province in southern India to launch a
similar movement to save their
forests. The movement was named
Appiko in september 1983 which
means “hug” in Kannada, symbolising
protection for the tree. The movement
was founded and led by environmental
activist Panduranga Hegde. The aim of
the movement was to conserve the
trees of the Kalse forests in
25. "The clearest way into the
universe is through a forest
wilderness."
-John muir
