9th Class Social Science Forest Society & Colonialism Question Bank Short Answer Type Questions - Forest Society and Colonialism

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    What new developments have occurred in forestry in Asia and Africa in recent times?

    Answer:

                (a) In recent years, Asian and African governments introduced social forestry and the policy of keeping forest communities away from forests have only resulted in connects. (b) Conservation of forests rather than collecting timber became the primary aim. In order to meet this goal, the government realised that the involvement of people living near the forests is a must. (c) In fact, across India from Mizoram to Kerala dense forests have survived only because villages protected them in sacred groves known as Kan, rai and sarnas. (d) Some villages patrolled their own forests with each household taking turns instead of leaving it to forest guards.


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