“Give back whatever is taken from the nature.” should be our watch word

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Forests are a vital resource for many of the world's people. They provide societies with a wide array of goods and services, sustain millions of plant and animal species, maintain air and water quality on which human life and health depend, and are important regulators of the planet's climate climate For those who lack access to conventional energy sources, trees provide an essential source of fuel. Four-fifths of wood harvested in developing countries is consumed as fuel. For nearly 3 billion people, wood is the main energy source for household heating and cooking. Nearly all this wood must be gathered by hand, and the greatest burden of this work falls on women and their children. Spread across six continents, forests cover 27 percent of the world's land area—roughly 35 million square kilometers. The world's developing regions contain 57 percent of global forest cover, with the remaining 43 percent found in developed countries. Just four countries—Russia, Brazil, Canada, and the United States—contain half of the world's current forests (FAO 1997). Contrary to the popular belief, transport fleet is not the lone source of Greenhouse gas emissions. Excessive land use and wood burning are much bigger contributors. Deforestation to make way for crops and pastures alone contributed to the Greenhouse gas emissions to the tune of 7billion tonnes in the year 2000 .expressing concern over the alarming situation, Nicholas Stern, former World Bank chief economist stressed the need to cutback on Carbon dioxide emissions by 50 Billion tonnes to 70 Billion tonnes a year by 2050.It implies that the world countries’ single point agenda must be protection of “Rain forests” And all endeavors should be directed to keep the green lungs of the nature healthy Half of the world's original forests have disappeared since the end of the last Ice Age. More forest was cleared from 1850 to the present than in all previous history, and the rates of deforestation have been highest in the last few decades. The ratio of forested land to human beings has dropped steadily as population has grown and the world's forests have retreated (See Figure 2). The amount of forest cover available to each person, a key measure of forest resource pressure, has declined globally by 50 percent since 1960 to 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) per person. :“Give back whatever is taken from the nature.” should be our watch word