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Forest Resources - Its Importance and Management

Forest Resources
Biology Notes | Botany
Forest Resources | Afforestation and Deforestation | Biota and Their Environment
Class: 11

Forest Resources
The forest is very important renewable natural resources. About 37% land area of Nepal is occupied by forest. But according to unofficial record only 10% land area is occupied by forest.


Importance of forest 
  • The source of raw materials 
  • It provides timber fire wood which are used for various purposes like furniture, building houses etc it also provides fodder, different type of products like resin gum fiber tubers etc. 
  • In Nepal fuel wood is only the source of energy for domestic cooking purpose. 
  • The forest is being used as ayurvedic medicines drugs spices insecticides etc also used for extracting essential oils, which are used in soaps and cosmetics. 
  • Various industries depend on forest for their raw material like paper plywood factories tanning materials like dyes gums resin obtained from plants are used in many industries 
  • The forest plays a significant role in keeping the atmospheric balance by consuming coarbondioxide releasing oxygen. It also control pollution 
  • The green plants are the primary source of energy for the other biotic components 
  • The forest checks soil erosion and land degradation. The roots hold the soil. The forest stops the soil being eroded away by strong winds or rains. 
  • The forest provides shelter to varieties of plats animals and microorganism. 
  • Large numbers of people visit the forest for peace, beauty, and recreation. It provides natural beauty. 
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