Which is not a cause of destruction of forests?
Felling of large number of trees for furniture
Clearing of forest land for agriculture
Monkeys feeding on the fruits of trees.
Building of roads through forests.
Monkeys only feed on the fruits of trees. They do not destroy the trees or cause any harm to the forests in any way through their feeding.
Question 12 The important message conveyed by the ‘Chipko Movement’ is (a) to involve the community in forest conservation efforts (b) to ignore the community in forest conservation efforts (c) to cut down forest trees for developmental activities (d) government agencies have the unquestionable right to order destruction of trees in forests