Question

For what purpose did the British invite Dietrich Brandis, a German expert? What did he do to manage the forests of India?

Answer 1

The British needed forests in order to build ships and railways. They were worried about the use of forests by local people and the reckless felling of trees by traders would destroy forests. So, they invited a German expert, Dietrich Brandis for advice and made him the first Inspector General of Forests in India.
(ii) Brandis realised that a proper system had to be introduced to manage the forests and people had to be trained in the science of conservation. Hence, he set up the Indian Forest Service in $1864$ and helped formulate the Indian Forest Act of $1865$.
(iii) Soon after the enactment of this Act, felling of trees and grazing began to be restricted in order to preserve the forests for timber production. It was made punishable to cut trees without following the system.