Essays on Forest

I am from the forest that surrounds my grandparents humble cottage. It is always exploding with life. Birds whistle their own tunes as they swoop through the trees gracefully while the cows moo in the fields. The forest was my escape from reality. It was...

Forest has been the basis of existence of biotic components in the ecosystem. It is beneficial in every aspect of sustainable living and has provided various good and services which can be described as follows: Ecological services There are a number of components to the...

Environmental Issue In recent years, there have been concerted efforts by leaders and nations around the world to confront the array of environmental issues currently facing the global community. Whether coming through dedicated promises to scale back on detrimental practices, or taking action in reducing...

Mark J. Plotkin born May 21, 1955 is an ethnobotanist, a plant explorer in neotropics, and an advocate for tropical rainforest conservation. Mark began his education at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, worked at Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology. Completing his bachelor’s degree...

Changes in existing policies happen only when a firm action is taken by the people against it. One such people’s movement was the Chipko Movement. Chipko means “to stick” which was done by hugging the trees to stop the authorities from cutting them. This is...

Place: Logged forest The giant tree trunks lay sprawled on the forest floor, like fallen soldiers, scattering a large blanket of dead leaves over the forest floor. Flocks of birds soar over their now destroyed nests and homes; gone forever because of logging destruction of...

Forestry was commonly a misunderstood topic in which it was thought to be the study of trees alone, yet in actuality is much more. Forestry, in short, is known to be the science and understanding of managing forest trees and other natural resources that result...