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Natural Vegetation and National Parks

INTRODUCTION FLORISTIC REGIONS OF INDIA 1. The Eastern Himalayan Region 2. The North-Western Himalayan Region 3. The Assam Region 4. The Gangetic Plain 5. The Indus Plain 6. The Deccan Region 7. The Malabar Region 8. Andaman and Nicobar SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF FORESTS IN INDIA CLASSIFICATION OF FORESTS IMPORTANT SPECIES OF TREES AND THEIR UTILITY 1. Woods from the Evergreen Forests (i) Rosewood (ii) Gurjan (Hi) Telsur or Irupii (iv) Toon (v) Ebony (Diospyros Ebenum)(vi) Chaplas (vii) Nahar (viii) Poon 2. Woods of the Monsoon Forests (i) Sal (Shorea Robusta)(ii) Teak (Tectona Grandis)(Hi) Shisham (Dalbergia Sissoo)(iv) Haldu (v) Palas (vi) Arjun (vii) Mahua (Madhuca Indica)(viii) Semul (ix) Mulberry (x) Jamun (Syzygium cumini)3. Woods from the High Altitudinal Forests of the Himalayas (i) Chir (Pinus Longifolia)(ii) Deodar (Cedrus Deodara)(Ui) Blue-Pine (Pinus Excelsa)(iv) Silver-fir (Abies)(v) Spruce (Picea Mithiana)(vi) Walnut (Juglans Regia)(vii) White Willow (Salix Alba)(viii) Indian Birch (ix) Cypress FOREST PRODUCTS AND THEIR UTILITY 1. Bamboo 2. Canes 3. Tendu 4. Grasses 5. Oils 6. Medicinal Herbs and Plants 7. Shellac 8. Resins 9. Gums 10. Tannins and Dyes 11. Katha 12. Fruits and Vegetables 13. ValuableThings 14. Grazing Grounds 15. Forestsand Climate PROBLEMS OF INDIAN FORESTRY 1. Low Forest cover 2. Open Grazing 3. Shifting Cultivation 4. Growing Demand for Agricultural Land 5. Urbanisation and Industrialisation 6. Construction of Multi-Purpose Projects 7. Commercial Activities THE NATIONAL FOREST POLICY The National Forest Policy 1988 SOCIAL FORESTRY Objectives Community Forestry Agro-Forestry EXISTING POSITION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST CONSERVATION WILDLIFE Biosphere Reserves MANGROVES Coral Reefs Wetlands (Ramsar Convention)Strategy for the Conservation of Wildlife WESTERN GHATS: A WORLD HERITAGE SITE

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