Forest & Wildlife Resources - Grade 10 ( Geography)

1. Forest and Wildlife
Resources

2. •Our earth is home for millions of living
beings, starting from micro-organisms and
bacteria, lichens to banyan trees ,
elephants and blue whales .
INTRODUTION…

3. Flora and Fauna

4. In India
•India is one of the
richest countries in
terms of biological
diversity.
•20 per cent of
mammals are in
threatened list.
•Pink headed duck,
cheetah .,etc is on the
verge of extinction.

6. Classification of Species
•Normal species
•Endangered species
•Vulnerable species
•Rare species
•Endemic species
•Extinct species

7. Causes of depletion of
flora and fauna
• The various factors that cause depletion of flora
and fauna are :
Large-scale development
projects
Shifting cultivation
Mining
Grazing and fuel-wood
collection
Over population

9. Factors responsible for decline in India’s
biodiversity :
 Habitat destruction
 Hunting
 Poaching
 Over – exploitation
 Environmental -
pollution
 Poisoning
 Forest fires

10. Himalayan Yew in Trouble

11. • Conservation preserves the ecological
diversity and our life support system-water,
air, soil.
• The Indian wildlife act was implemented in
1972
• The central government also announced
several projects for protecting specific
animals.

12. Project
Tiger
Launched in 1973.
There are 27 Tiger Reserves in India.

13. Conservation of environment
in U.A.E
• Since 1960s, the Emirate has been working on
the creation and revival of several natural
habitats and wildlife reserves which saved
several endangered species from the brink of
extinction.

14. Type and distribution of forest and
wildlife
In India much of its forest and wildlife resources
are much of its forest and wildlife resources
are managed by the government .
They are classified under:
• Reserved forest
• Protected forest
• Unclassed forest

15.  Local communities are struggling to
conserve these habitats along with
Government official, to secure their
Long – term Livelihood.
 In Sariska Tiger Reserve , Rajasthan
, villagers have fought against mining
by citing the Wildlife Protection Act .

16.  The famous in the
Himalayas has successfully resisted
Deforestation in several areas .
> Also shown that Community Afforestation
with indigenous species can be enormously
successful.

programme introduced in 1988 in the state
of Odisha shown the good example for
involving local communities in the
management and restoration of
degraded forests.