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| '''Deforestation in India''' is one in every of the main causes to the environmental degradation that is littered with the agents like farmers, ranches, loggers and plantation corporations. Among the top ten countries in the world in terms of deforestation India has been ranked to 10th position.<ref name=int>]: Our Choice,A plan to solve the climate crises, Bloomsbury 2009,Chapter 9 Forests 170-195; pages 174, 192, 184, 186, 192, 172</ref> Where world annual deforestation is estimated as 13.7 million hectares a year.<ref name="int"/> India has considered to be a very vast country after US and China, India is the most populated nation in the World. | |||
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| '''Deforestation in India''' is the widespread destruction of major ]. It is mainly caused by ] by farmers, ranches, loggers and ] corporations. In 2009, India ranked 10th worldwide in the amount of ],<ref name=int>{{cite book|first=Al |last=Gore|authorlink=Al Gore|title=Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=POXvAAAAMAAJ}}|date=3 November 2009|publisher=Rod ale Books|ISBN=978-1-59486-734-7 |chapter =9 |pp= 174, 192, 184, 186, 192, 172}}</ref> where world annual deforestation is estimated as {{convert|13.7|e6ha}} a year.<ref name="int"/> | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Deforestation in India is dated since the 19the century when the British overtaken the control over the Indian forest mainly in the western and southern part of India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Case studies of Andaman Island, Uttara Kannada|url=http://wrm.org.uy/oldsite/deforestation/Asia/India.html|website=org.uy|accessdate=20 August 2015}}</ref> | |||
| ] started with the growth of agriculture, but was exacerbated in the nineteenth century when British commercial ] destroyed forests in mountain areas of ], ] and ]. The ] have been almost completely deforested for agriculture. <ref>{{cite web|title=Case studies of Andaman Island, Uttara Kannada|url=http://wrm.org.uy/oldsite/deforestation/Asia/India.html|website=org.uy|accessdate=20 August 2015|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307001350/http://wrm.org.uy/oldsite/deforestation/Asia/India.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Better source|date=November 2015}} | |||
| ==Causes== | |||
| There are several cause of deforestation in India which include the colonization by the Britisher to the expansion of Agriculture, shifting Cultivation, fire Wood Collection, timber Harvesting, extension of Cultivation on Hill Slopes etc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deforestation: Causes, Effects and Control Strategies|url=http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs-wm/36125.pdf|website=intechopen.com|accessdate=20 August 2015}}</ref> | |||
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==Dynamics== | ||
| Deforestation has several causes including ], ], ] collection, ] and extension of cultivation on slopes. In the Indian ]s debris thrown down slopes due to the reckless use of ] machines for widening roads and making of new roads has destroyed vast areas of Forest.{{Citation needed|date=December 2019|reason=removed citation to predatory publisher content}} Due to colonization, trees were cut down as a primary source of fuel. Felled trees are used for cooking food and other daily needs which require fuel. | |||
| The major cause of deforestation in India is the global effect which results to the ]. This has also effected the lives of wild animals and birds including the bats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deforestation Serious Threat to Bats in India|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/travel/Deforestation-Serious-Threat-to-Bats-in-India/2015/08/20/article2984280.ece|accessdate=20 August 2015|agency=Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
| ==Results== | |||
| Deforestation has affected the lives of wild animals and birds including bats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deforestation Serious Threat to Bats in India|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/travel/Deforestation-Serious-Threat-to-Bats-in-India/2015/08/20/article2984280.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821033507/http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/travel/Deforestation-Serious-Threat-to-Bats-in-India/2015/08/20/article2984280.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2015|accessdate=20 August 2015|agency=Indian Express}}</ref> Birds like sparrows, pigeons and crows are becoming rarer due to deforestation. Due to deforestation, India is facing water problems in urban cities and villages. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 27 October 2024
Deforestation in India is the widespread destruction of major forests in India. It is mainly caused by environmental degradation by farmers, ranches, loggers and plantation corporations. In 2009, India ranked 10th worldwide in the amount of forest loss, where world annual deforestation is estimated as 13.7 million hectares (34×10^ acres) a year.
History
Deforestation started with the growth of agriculture, but was exacerbated in the nineteenth century when British commercial forestry operations destroyed forests in mountain areas of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Gangetic plains have been almost completely deforested for agriculture.
Dynamics
Deforestation has several causes including colonization, agricultural expansion, firewood collection, timber harvesting and extension of cultivation on slopes. In the Indian Himalayas debris thrown down slopes due to the reckless use of excavator machines for widening roads and making of new roads has destroyed vast areas of Forest. Due to colonization, trees were cut down as a primary source of fuel. Felled trees are used for cooking food and other daily needs which require fuel.
Results
Deforestation has affected the lives of wild animals and birds including bats. Birds like sparrows, pigeons and crows are becoming rarer due to deforestation. Due to deforestation, India is facing water problems in urban cities and villages.
See also
References
- ^ Gore, Al (3 November 2009). "9". Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis. Rod ale Books. pp. 174, 192, 184, 186, 192, 172. ISBN 978-1-59486-734-7.
- "Case studies of Andaman Island, Uttara Kannada". org.uy. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "Deforestation Serious Threat to Bats in India". Indian Express. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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