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MIND MAP- 8- CHAPTER-2 -

                      Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources




                                                                           Several species of

                                                                           plants and animals
                                                                          have become extinct
                                WHY                                          or endangered
                         CONSERVATION




                                                                   REASONS FOR EXTINCTION:
                                                                   1.  DEFORESTATION
                                                                   2.  FOREST FIRES
                    CONSERVATION OF                                3.  HUNTING AND POACHING

              NATURAL VEGETATION AND                               4.  LANDSLIDES AND SOIL
                           WILDLIFE                                    EROSION




                            METHODS OF
                          CONSERVATION




                    1.  educating people

                    2.  having a good communication network and efficient patrolling in forests
                    3.  creating and developingNational parks –Biosphere reserves - Wildlife

                         sanctuaries

                    4.  Conserving natural habitats
                    5.  Organising and encouraging awareness programs like social forestry and

                         Vanmahotsava
                    6.  CITES - “Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild

                         Flora and Fauna”
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