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.

PoachingDeforestationUrbanisationIndustrialisationAgricultural expansionMining

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The depletion of Forest Resources are grazing and fuel-wood.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.

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