Forest and Forestry

What is Forest?

    There are so many definitions of Forest. some of them are like the following.

         Forest is a natural assembly of plants and animals of which the dominent organisms are tree. 

         Forest is an area set aside for the production of timber and other forest produce, maintained under woody vegetation for certain indirect benefts which it provides, e.g. climatic or protective or both.

         A forest is a community of trees, shrubs, herbs, and associated plants and organisms that cover a considerable area that use oxygen, water and soil nutrients as the community attains maturity and reproduces itself.

         The ecological definition of Forest is " A forest is an ecosystem or assemblage of ecosystems dominated by trees and other woody vegetation." The living part of a forest includes trees, shrubs, vines, grasses and other herbaceous plants, mosses, algae, fungi, insects, mamals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and microorganisms living on the plants animals and in the soil. These interact with one another and with the non-living part of the environment - including the soil, water body, minarels etc. to make up what we know as a forest.

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What is Forestry?

     
Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. The main goal of forestry is to create an implement systems that allow forests to continue a sustainable continuation of environmental supplies and services. The challenge of forestry is to create systems that are socially accepted while sustaining the resource and any other resources that might be affected.


Theory and practice of all that includes the creation, conservation and scientific management of forest and utilization of their resources. 

Objectives of Foresry Department        

          The objectives of Forestry is to effectively conserve, rehabilitate, expand develop and manage the forest resources to meet the vital needs of forest goods and services. To protect the land resources against degradation by deforestation, soil erosion, shifting cultivation fire, grazing, flood etc. To protect the flora and fauna for conserving ecosystem and to preserve biodiversity. To promote efficient and waste free harvesting, processing and utilization of forest products to obtain increased net benefit. To provide increased socio-economic benefits to the people of the country by contributing to —the basic needs of the families, —poverty alleviation, employment generation, —Income generation and better living condition, supporting agricultural and rural development. And to facilitate human resource development for forestry including education, training, and improvement of skills and capabilities.

Who is a Forester?  

       Foresters work for the timber industry, government agencies, conservation groups, local authorities, urban parks boards, citizens' associations, and private landowners. žIndustrial foresters plan forest regeneration starting with careful harvesting. Urban foresters manage trees in urban green spaces. Foresters work in tree nurseries growing seedlings for woodland creation or regeneration projects.  Foresters improve tree genetics. žForest engineers develop new building systems. žProfessional foresters measure and model the growth of forests with tools like geographic information systems. žForesters may combat insect infestation, disease, forest and grassland wildfire Foresters participate in wildlife conservation planning and watershed protection. žForesters have been mainly concerned with timber management, especially reforestation, maintaining forests at prime conditions, and fire control.