
What are the products obtained from the forests?
Important Questions on India-Natural Vegetation and Wildlife








\n2. They provide us with various products like timber, wood pulp, latex, resin, gum, essential oils, medicinal plants etc.
\n3. Forests help in preventing global warming. An increased amount of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) in the atmosphere results in the greenhouse effect and thus causes global warming.
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\n5. Since forests absorb noise, they control noise pollution.
\n6. Forests help maintain the temperature and oxygen level of the atmosphere. Plants release oxygen during photosynthesis and consume carbon dioxide. Forests being a huge reserve of plants and trees, play a significant role in balancing oxygen levels in the atmosphere.