Speech on Forest
INTRODUCTION
Good morning to one and all present here. I am standing in front of you all to deliver a speech on forest.
BODY
Forest covers 31% of earth land. It produces 60% of oxygen and intakes carbon dioxide. They are our well- wisher and also called as the lungs of the earth.Forests consist of tall trees, shrubs, herbs and bushes. Forests are mainly found in the place where sufficient sunlight falls, optimum temperature and rainfall like Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Australia, China, America etc. The type of forest are tropical forest, temperate, deciduous, coniferous, evergreen, Mediterranean, sub- tropical rainforest and borial. In arid regions, mainly forest are not found. The trees and their leaves are of different types depending on the conditions they get ,like tropical forest are dense, greeny, tall with good width. This is because of sufficient sunlight, constant and optimum temperature, moderate rainfall. The biggest forest in world is Amazon rainforest situated in Brazil(South America). It produces 20% of oxygen, food, wood, prevents erosion, medicinal plants, oils, gums, latex, resins, flavors, maintain all atmospheric cycle, support the lives of local communities, gives fuel , provide shelter to half of the population of animals and birds. Also, work as a giant air purifier. In India, largest forest is found in Madhya Pradesh. All forest of India covers 21.67% of total geographical area in which some are Sundarbans (West Bengal), Gir forest(Gujarat), sacred groves, Khasi hills (Meghalaya), Namdapha national park(Arunachal Pradesh), Jim Corbett (Uttarakhand), Ranthambore (Rajasthan) etc.
But now-a-days the forest are getting cut in huge amount for our purpose and profit. On that land any hospitals, jhum cultivation, complex mall, business company or factory, buildings are getting settled. This not only harm the ecosystem but destroysthousands life of animal and birds who have their shelter. It also lead to global warming, sudden climatic changes, flood, earthquakes, air pollution, soil erosion, less rainfall, desertification, extinction of species.
To protect them, many acts and movements has been organized and passed such as the chipko movement in 1973 in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand in which women had mainly participated. The aim was to protect trees and forest slated for government- backed logging. Another movement was Bishnoi movement started in 1730 in Rajasthan against the king and his worker’s who went to a forest to cut down the trees. But a lady name Amrita devishowed courage by hugging a tree and daring the king’s men to cut her first before cutting the trees. She and her three daughters lost their lives in saving trees. The act which was passed by government was forest conservation Act in 1980 to protect forest, its flora and fauna by restricting the rate of deforestation and to improve the standard living conditions for those who live near forest. Also, International Day of forest is celebrated on 21st of march.
CONCLUSION
Other methods to reduce the harmful effect of deforestation is reforestation i.e planting trees. The 1st week of July is celebrated as van mahotsav in which thousands of plants are planted, use of less paper and wood, control over fire. We as the most advanced organisms should help in the growth of less developed . We all know that we have no future without tress, they provide the basic need of human being i.e oxygen. Let’s conserve it before it’s too late.
“VAN HAI TO JEEVAN HAI”
It is a good idea for people around to know about these things, so as to take precaution.
that will be a good idea