Question

How have Indian villages contributed to the conservation of forests?

• A. Villagers have been more vocal about forest conservation through movements like Chipko and Save Aarey movements.
• B. Many forests have been protected in the form of sacred groves.
• C. Land alloted for agriculture has been converted into forests.
• D. Some villages have been patrolling their own forests, instead of relying only on the forest guards for the protection of forests.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Some villages have been patrolling their own forests, instead of relying only on the forest guards for the protection of forests.

The forests in India have survived only because of collective efforts of villages. Many forests have been protected in sacred groves known as sarnas, devarakudu, kan, rai, etc. Some villages have been patrolling their own forests, instead of relying only on the forest guards for the protection of forests. There have also been major forest conservation movements like the Chipko Movement, and the Save Aarey Movement.