Name: Water Supply Crisis and Solution
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 31 s
Description: Sanitation and safe water supply are essential for a healthy human life. However, many face an acute shortage of both. Why? Watch out to learn more!

Question

How do we conserve forest and wildlife?

Accepted Answer

Forests are the biodiversity hotspots. There are different methods to conserve forests. These are as follows:

Afforestation: The plantation of different species of plants in all the available land.

Agroforestry: Multipurpose trees, shrubs, horticultural plants, and foliage plants are grown along with plants or crops.

Commercial forestry: The plants that are useful for industries are grown on wastelands.

Conservation of reserve forests: Reserved forests include National parks, sanctuaries, sacred groves, etc.

Social forestry: It is also a kind of afforestation where a group of people grows trees and shrubs on the village common lands, roadside, rail sides, etc.

Urban forestry: Growing plants in urban areas is called urban forestry.

Methods to conserve wildlife are as follows:

Protection of natural habitats: Wild animals must be protected from extinction, and we should try to safeguard feeding, resting, breeding, and nursing habitats of each species.

Protected areas: Biodiversity is preserved in three types of protected areas namely,

Sanctuaries

Biosphere reserves

National parks

Protection through Legislation: Wildlife is also protected by several wildlife acts made by the state as well as Union Government.

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