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The residents declared that they would embrace—literally "to stick to" (chipkna in Hindi)--trees to prevent cutting of ash trees in their district. [ citation needed ] According to those [ 39 ] who critique the ecological awareness and similar theories, Chipko had nothing to do with protecting forests, rather it was an economic struggle using ...
The air we breathe and the water we drink are the two primary elements that decide the quality of our life. Thus when the open spaces shrink the quality of life of the people also degrade. Studies are proving that people who use public open spaces enhance their physical activity and gain better physical and mental health benefits.
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.
A tradition of growing trees on farmland already existed in many areas, and was the main thrust of most of India's social forestry projects. In addition to providing fuelwood, farmers often grow trees to provide shade for agricultural crops , as wind shelters, for soil conservation or to recover wasteland.
Tree Ambulance is an initiative that has been initiated to support "save trees" with the “vision to save the Earth”. This initiative has been proposed by the Chennai-based environmentalist K Abdul Ghani, [1] well known as the “Green Man of India”.
Trees and forests provide a habitat for many species of animals and plants. Tropical rainforests are among the most biodiverse habitats in the world. Trees provide shade and shelter, timber for construction, fuel for cooking and heating, and fruit for food as well as having many other uses. In much of the world, forests are shrinking as trees ...
An example given was that the average protection of 8.4% in biodiversity hotspots. Results have policy relevance in terms of the target of the Convention on Biological Diversity , reconfirmed in 2008, to conserve in an effective manner that “at least 10% of each of the world’s forest types”.
Trees For Life (Brooklyn Park) is a state based organization, which was established back in 1981 and delivers conservation, revegetation and community training programs. It now has thousands of active supporters [ 164 ] and energizes activity within communities.