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Question : 35
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COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION
Conservation strategies are not new in our country. We often ignore that in India, forests
are also home to some of the traditional communities. In some areas of India, local communities are struggling to conserve these habitats along with government officials, recognising that only this will secure their own long-term livelihood. In Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act. In many areas, villagers themselves are protecting habitats and explicitly rejecting government involvement. The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1,200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri', declaring their own set of rules and regulations which do not allow hunting, and are protecting the wildlife against any outside encroachments.
(35.1) How are forests related with Communities?
(35.2) Explain the aim of 'Wildlife Protection Act.
(35.3) How are communities working for the conservation of Wildlife? Explain with example.
COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION
Conservation strategies are not new in our country. We often ignore that in India, forests
are also home to some of the traditional communities. In some areas of India, local communities are struggling to conserve these habitats along with government officials, recognising that only this will secure their own long-term livelihood. In Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act. In many areas, villagers themselves are protecting habitats and explicitly rejecting government involvement. The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1,200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri', declaring their own set of rules and regulations which do not allow hunting, and are protecting the wildlife against any outside encroachments.
(35.1) How are forests related with Communities?
(35.2) Explain the aim of 'Wildlife Protection Act.
(35.3) How are communities working for the conservation of Wildlife? Explain with example.
Solution:
(35.1) These local communities directly depend on various components of the forest and wildlife for food, drink, medicine, culture, spiritually, etc.
(35.2) The main objective of the Wildlife Protection Act is to protect the remaining population of endangered species by banning hunting, giving legal protection to their habitats and restricting trade in wildlife.
(35.3) (i) In Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act.
(ii) The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri' to protect the wildlife against any outside encroachments.
(35.2) The main objective of the Wildlife Protection Act is to protect the remaining population of endangered species by banning hunting, giving legal protection to their habitats and restricting trade in wildlife.
(35.3) (i) In Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act.
(ii) The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have declared 1200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri' to protect the wildlife against any outside encroachments.
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