Question 3 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 2 Class 10 Geography - Forest and Wildlife Resources - Geography

Describe how communities have conserved and protected forests and wildlife in India.

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Explanation

Communities have conserved and protected forests and wildlife in India in following ways

• Sariska Tiger Reserve
• Villagers reject government involvement.
• Chipko movement
•   Beej Bachao Andolan
• Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri’

We use any 3 points and elaborate on them

Answer to be written in the exam

• In Sariska Tiger Reserve , Rajasthan , villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act.
• The inhabitants of five village s of Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1,200 hectares of forest as th e Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri’, declaring their own set of rules and regulations which do not allow hunting , and are protecting the wildlife against any outside encroachments .
• The Chipko movement in the Himalayas has not only successfully halted deforestation in a number of locations but also shown how effective community afforestation using native plants can be.