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Deforestation in India: Consequences and Sustainable Solutions

In: Forest Degradation Around the World

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  • Rima Kumari
  • Ayan Banerjee
  • Rahul Kumar
  • Amit Kumar
  • Purabi Saikia
  • Mohammed Latif Khan

Abstract

Deforestation is one of the most pressing environmental issues that the world is facing currently. It is the conversion of forested land to non-forested land by humans. Deforestation occurs when a land dominated by naturally occurring trees is converted to provide certain services in response to the human demand. The indiscriminate felling of trees has resulted in a reduction of 3.16% in the global forest cover from 1990 to 2015. Although India has seen an increment in the total forest cover of ca. 1%, still there are certain regions in the country that have sought a decrease in the forest cover. The main reasons attributed to the reduction in forest cover are shifting cultivation, rotational felling, other biotic pressures, diversion of forest lands for developmental activities, etc. Continuous illicit cutting of trees has impacted the microclimatic conditions, hydrological cycle, soil quality, biodiversity, etc. of the country, thereby making the country more vulnerable for any uneventful happening. Sustainable forest management practices, alternatives for shifting cultivation, promotion of plantation outside the forest and the usage of certified forest products, etc. are some of the measures that can be adopted to curb the rate of deforestation.

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  • Rima Kumari & Ayan Banerjee & Rahul Kumar & Amit Kumar & Purabi Saikia & Mohammed Latif Khan, 2020. "Deforestation in India: Consequences and Sustainable Solutions," Chapters, in: Mohd Nazip Suratman & Zulkiflee Abd Latif & Gabriel de Oliveira & Nathaniel Brunsell & Yosio Shimabu (ed.), Forest Degradation Around the World, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:181323
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85804
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    Keywords

    deforestation; forest cover; sustainable solutions;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics

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