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Discuss the role of women and communities in protection and conservation of forests.

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Women and communities have played an important role in in protection and conservation of forests in the following way:

1. In 1731, Bishnoi community led by women Amrita Devi obstructed the cutting of trees by hugging the tree and asked the workers of king to cut her before cutting the tree. Her three daughters and hundreds of other Bishnois lost their lives in saving trees.

2. Chipko movement started by Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Sunder Lai Bahuguna of Silyara in Tehri region, when workers of contractor were not allowed to cut the trees by village people by hugging them.

Some More Questions From Environmental Issues Chapter

WHO’s recommendations about the industrial noise limit is of :

Which of the atmospheric layer contains ozone layer ?

The amount of dissolved oxygen required by the microorganisms to degrade the organic wastes present in water is called ?

The cause of acid rain is :

Which one of the following causes ozone depletion ?

What disease is caused due to consumption of fishes captured from water contaminated with mercury ?

Which one of the following is not a green-house gas ?

Which gas contributes the maximum in global warming ?

Fill in the blanks with suitable words :
1. Increase in concentration of soluble salts in the soil is called.........

2. Aforestation can check the advancement of......... .

3. DDT is a serious pollutant as it is a.........pollutant and undergoes......... .

4 .........plant has become a troublesome weed in agricultural fields.

5 .........are major aerosol pollutant present in jet aircraft emission.

Write “True” or “False” :

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