Tag: human activities and environmental degradation

• Teak plantation is popular in south India due to dry deciduous climate.
• Teak having commercial value was planted extensively in South India by British during 19th Century. 
• Excessive teak plantation cover has led to destruction of natural forests. 

• Chipko Movement was initiated by Sunderlal Bahuguna.
  
• The movement picked up its pace in 1973. 
  
• Movement was initiated to prevent cutting of trees. 
• Chipko Movement followed Gandhian method of nonviolence and Satyagraha.

• It was started in 1980 by Vijay Jardhari.

• Beej Bachao Andolan means Save our Seeds.
• Beej Bachao Andolan started in Uttarakhand.
• It also promotes traditional agricultural practices.

• River valley projects are developed to provide electricity, Irrigation and drinking water for larger areas.
• Since 1951, total forest area cleared for river valley projects is 5000 sq km.
• The famous river valley projects in India are Damodar valley multi-purpose project and Bakra-Nangal project.
  

• Hunting is not allowed in Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri'.
• Five villages of Alwar district of Rajasthan had declared Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri'.

The tribal people protect and workships trees like Mahua. The Mahua fruit is eaten as vegetable , while oil from the seeds is used for everthing, from a hair fixer, for cooking and lighting lamps , to making soap . The crushed leftover matter then becomes a seedcake used as fertiliser. Both the flowers and oils have long been used in traditional medicine as a cure for many diseases.

• Beej Bachao Andolan was started at Tehri in Uttarakhand.
• It was started in 1980 by Vijay Jardhari.
• Beej Bachao Andolan means Save our Seeds.
• It also promotes traditional agricultural practices.
  
• Farmers and citizen’s groups like the Beej Bachao Andolan in Tehri and Navdanya have shown that adequate levels of diversified crop production without the use of synthetic chemicals are possible and economically viable.