Name: Forestry and Rangelands
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 11 min 25 s
Description: Forest is home to a variety of species and organisms. Forest are useful as they can be used for grazing. They are the source of wood, medicine, and many other things.

Question

Why are forests considered a very important natural resource?

Accepted Answer

Forests are important natural resources. These consist of a variety of herbs, shrubs, trees, climbers, creepers, and wild animals. The trees of the forest are beneficial for human beings as they provide several products that are useful for the daily life of humans. A few products and their sources are tabulated as follows-

Products Trees

Medicines Neem, Tulsi, Cinchona

Timber Mango, Bamboo, Banyan

Gum Eucalyptus, Angophora, Corymbia

Paper Pine, Spruce, Cedar

Oil Palm, Mustard, Groundnut

Rubber Fig trees

Forests provide food and shelter to the animals.

Forests release oxygen during photosynthesis that is utilised by organisms for respiration.

Forest absorb the carbon dioxide during photosynthesis therefore prevent the increase in the temperature of the surroundings.

Forests cool the atmosphere because of transpiration. The transpired water condensed, and form cloud therefore increase the rainfall.

Forests prevent soil erosion.

Forests recharge the groundwater by percolating the water into the soil through pores.

Why are forests considered a very important natural resource?

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