The greatest damage inflicted on Indian

forests was during the colonial period due to

the expansion of the railways, agriculture,
scientific activities etc.
Even after the independence, agriculture
expansion continues to be one of the major
causes of depletion of forest resources.
Substantial parts of the tribal belts, have
deforested or degraded by shifting
cultivation (JHUM), a type of slash and a
burn agriculture.

Poaching
Deforestation
Urbanisation
Industrialisation
Agricultural

expansion
Mining

 The depletion of

Forest Resources are

grazing and fuelwood.
Many types of species
of flora and fauna are
extinct.
The rapidly expanding
urban economy is
demanding a lot for
flora and Fauna for
their existence.

50% of the natural

forest is destroyed in
India.
40% of Indians
mangrove have been
wiped out.
One-third of the Indias
wetland are drained
out.
70% of the Indias
surface water bodies.
are polluted.