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Do you think it is possible for people to take care of forests and use them as well? What would they have done if someone had tempted them to cut trees and sell them in the markets?

Yes, it is possible for people to conserve their forest cover which is the most important element of human life.

They should take up every possible step to protect the forest cover from being damaged and prevent its destruction.


For example – the chipko movement in the 1970s was aimed at the protection trees.


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