Forest and Wildlife Resources Notes
Conservation and community
In our country many communities live in forests and earn their livelihoods from there. Thus securing the forest is very important for them.
Following are the example of cases in which local community tried to secure and conserve the forest.
A. Sariska Tiger Reserve (Rajasthan)Villagers have fought against mining by citing the wildlife protection act.
B.Alwar District (Rajasthan)
Five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan declared 1200 hectares of forests as Bhairodev Dakav Sonchiri . They declared their own set of rules which -
• do not allow hunting
• protect wildlife against any outside encroachment.
C. Chipko Movement
It was a movement spread in Himalayas to save trees. This is mainly done through acts of hugging trees. This was led by Sundarlal Bahuguna.
D. Beej Bachao Andolan
It was also known as save the seeds movement.It was started by the farmers in Tehri( Uttarakhand). It was launched to protect traditional seeds.
E. Navdanya
It is an NGO which promotes biodiversity and seed saving.
F. Joint Forest Management
• The program has started since 1988 from Odisha.
• It refers to the management of forest by government and community.
• In this system, local people protects forests and wildlife in return they get timber and non-timber forest produce.
G. Sacred Groves
• It refers to the forest of God and Goddess. • These forests are considered sacred holy and their preservation is like religious duty. • Due to such beliefs these forests have not been destroyed.
• Different tribal societies worship a particular tree which are mentioned below.
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