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Fuelwood- Wood is an important energy source for cooking and heating for the rural population. … Fencing- … Soil erosion check- … Bamboo- … Medicinal use- … Fibre- … Essential oils- … Timber-

Forests provide us with shelter, livelihoods, water, food and fuel security. All these activities directly or indirectly involve forests. Some are easy to figure out – fruits, paper and wood from trees, and so on.

Fuelwood. For the rural population, wood is an important source of energy for cooking and heating. … Fodder. Fodder from the forest forms an important source for cattle and other grazing animals in the hilly and the arid regions and during a drought. … Wind breaks and shelter belts. … Soil erosion check. … Soil …

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10 reasons forests are so important Forests cover one third of the Earth’s land mass. Forests perform vital functions around the world. Around 1.6 billion people — including more than 2,000 indigenous cultures — depend on forests for their livelihood. Forests are the most biologically-diverse ecosystems on land.

Overview. Forests are vital to life on Earth. They purify the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, prevent erosion, and act as an important buffer against climate change.

The continent of India is home to as many as 14,000 leopards, up from a historical low of 6,000 to 7,000 in the 1960s. Leopards, like all wildlife in India, are protected by law—a reflection, in theory at least, of the Hindu tenet of ahimsa, or non-violence.

Winter usually starts in mid-October and lasts till February end in Pakistan. There are countless places which one can visit to relish the wintry snow in Pakistan. The heavy snowfall smacks some areas of the country creating captivating snowy landscapes.

Snow leopards and blue sheep in NW China – CGTN. Several snow leopards and blue sheep were caught on infrared cameras in a wild animal and plant management station in Subei Mongolian Autonomous County, Gansu Province in northwest China.

GaurGoa / Official animal The gaur, also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native to South and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 mature individuals in 2016.

Red pandaSikkim / Official animal The red panda, also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly white muzzle and a ringed tail.