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Communication Skills

Presentation on Deforestation

DEFORESTATION

Deforestation

Definition

Process of illegal, clear-felling of trees done either for commercial or personal use.

Clear felling: Is the technique of clear cutting of projected forest areas in a very short span of time.

Decrease in “Green Zone”

How?

Illicit clear felling of trees

Forest fire

Why?

Easy and cheap way to obtain timber

Nature against nature

Construction: A curse for trees

Major projectsDams

Highways

Pipelines

Transmission lines

Minor projects for city expansionFlyovers

Buildings and many more

Wood as material

Timber used for construction

For furniture

Paper industry

Stationery

Packaging Purpose

As fuel

World deforestation stats

13 million hectares of the world's forests are still lost each year.

Population GWT VS Deforestation as on 2009

Current statistics

Description No's Area Sqkm %

National park 99 39049 1.09

Wild life sanctuaries

514 118202 3.60

Conservation reserve

43 1155 0.04

Community reserve

4 21 Nil

Protected area 658 158427 4.83

•Total geographical area = 32,87,263•Forest area = 6,67,088•Percentage forest area = 20.99•Forest depletion = 13,342

Measures taken to prevent deforestation

Forest Protection Act

Forest protection act19801988

Interference of Naxals

Forest activities are suppressed in naxal dominated areasIn Maharashtra : Chandrapur and Gadchiroli dist.

Co –operation between local people and naxals

Weapons are not provided to FD by govt., so cannot enter naxal areas.

The Dark Truth

Political interference in forest department.

Encroachment by villagers.

Insufficient staff in department, no new recruitments.

Unloyalty of some forest officers.

Objectives of Forest Dept.

Converting barren land into green zone forest.

Converting in valuable forest into valuable forest.

Conservation of forest wealth, ecology and wildlife.

Protection and control on illicit felling of trees.

Patrolling and vigilance.

Legal actions taken by Forest dept.

EXTINCTION OF WILD ANIMALS

Destruction of natural habitats • Animals• Birds• Endangered species

- Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

- Lion (Panthera leo persica)

- Rhino (Rhinocerous unicornis)• Endangered birds

- Great Indian bustard (Maldhok)

- Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

NATURE KNOWS HOW TO GET BACK AT US,

AND WE CAN INEVITABLY WAIT

FOR MORE DISASTROUS EFFECTS

IF HUMANS DO NOT STOP DESTROYING IT……..

Consequences of Deforestation

Extinction of Thousands of Species …

Greenhouse Effect …

Tsunamis, hurricanes, typhoons…

Landslides, Heating of earths crust…

Volcanic Eruptions…

Ozone Depletion

Soil erosion…

Acid rain…

Destruction of corals along the coast…

Changing climate…

Consequences of Deforestation

Questions

How green is my city, my country, my planet ?

Will the next generation forgive us for what we are doing today?

Do we ask our elected politicians about environment conservation?

How long we will wait?

How much time do we have?

Apocalypse

PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING FOR PEOPLE,

WE

ARE FIGHTING

FOR THOSE LIVING ORGANISMS

WHO CAN’T SPEAK.

ASK YOURSELF WITHIN

What have you done for the nature?

How serious are you?

What have you given back?

Why you don’t feel guilty?

Why are we so selfish, greedy, ignorant?

There is only ONE Earth

Every individual can make a difference

Plant trees

Population control

Demand from politicians

Maintain greenery

Recycle materials (paper)

Join an NGO

Spread the word

YOUR

TIME

STARTS

NOW

THANK YOU