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Podu is a traditional system of cultivation used by tribes in India, whereby different areas of jungle forest are cleared by burning each year to provide land for crops. [1] The word comes from the Telugu language. [2] Podu is a form of shifting agriculture using slash-and-burn methods.
In such a system there is typically no market in farmland, so land is not bought or sold on the open market and land rights are traditional. [citation needed] In slash-and-burn agriculture, forests are typically cut months before a dry season. The "slash" is permitted to dry and then burned in the following dry season.
According to legend, Agni, the god of fire, needed to burn down the forest so that he could satisfy his hunger. There was no other thing that would have satisfied his hunger. The Mahabharata states that Indra was the protecting deity of Khandava forest, which is why the region was known as Indraprastha. [4]
Mathias, Tova, and their son Ivar live in a 160-square-foot cabin in the wilderness of northern Sweden. The family moved into their home, which has no electricity or water, eight years ago.
Wildfire burning in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States, in 2020.The Mangum Fire burned more than 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of forest.. A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation.
The result of clearing and burning was, in many regions, the conversion of forest to grassland, savanna, scrub, open woodland, and forest with grassy openings. (William M. Denevan) [17] The benefits of forest management have been seen throughout history, and natives knew the dangers of letting forests become overly dense. [18]
The forest fires also disrupted the functioning of the Kalka–Shimla Railway line. [18] On 3 May, the forest department estimated the monetary losses at approximately ₹ 29 lakh (US$34,000). The estimate is based on the standard rule book followed by the department with empirical formulae for such calculations.
Forest farms have the potential to restore ecological balance to fragmented second growth forests through intentional manipulation to create the desired forest ecosystem. In some instances, the intentional introduction of species for botanicals, medicinals, food or decorative products is accomplished using existing forests.