Tree Plantation and Conservation
Importance of trees, forests and the green
cover of the earth is well known. Trees are our best and the most valuable
friends. In Pakistan traditions and culture many types of trees are held sacred
and worshiped only because of this reason. Trees and forests play a very vital
role in the growth and development of human society. They are also important
for beasts, birds and other forms of life. Without trees life is not possible.
God first created trees and vegetation and then men and animals because the
former sustain life.
Trees give us fruits, flowers, medicines,
fuel, timber, shelter and many other things. They not only beautiful environment
but also prevent floods, droughts, famines, soil-erosion, land-slides,
desertification etc. They work as a greet force and instrument in maintaining
ecological balance in the nature. They prevent pollution and keep the atmosphere
fresh, lively and vibrating. They are part and parcel of our environment.
But unfortunately, the forest cover of the
earth is shrinking rapidly. There has been indiscriminate destruction of trees
and forests on a large scale. Depletion of forest wealth has caused many serious
problems. These include floods, droughts, famines, erratic rainfalls, soil
erosion, desertification and landslides. Because lack of trees and forests, the
water cannot be absorbed in the earth and so there are floods and soil erosion.
Forests are a very valuable and renewable resources of nature and must be
protected and preserved at all costs. More and more trees should be planted and
then seen to be matured. Social forestry should be popularized. Feeling of trees
should be strictly prohibited and the offenders properly punished. More and more
people, non-government agencies, social groups, etc. should be involved in tree
plantation. Students in schools and colleges should be inspired and motivated to
plant and protect trees. It should be made obligatory that at least one tree is
planted by each and every person in the country.
Because of the destruction of forests, the
wild animals come out at night to the villages and towns in search of prey. They
then attack and kill human beings and domestic animals. Thus, many wolves,
hyenas, tigers, leopards, etc. become man eaters. The mindless destruction of
forests also affects rain patterns, water management and climate. There is an
urgent need to spread the awareness about trees. Forests and the green cover of
the earth. Social forestry can be one of the school subjects. Encroachment on
forests should also be checked. Degraded forests should be regenerated on war
footing and forest conservation laws should be more stringent. They should be
enforced honestly. It takes 20 to 25 years for a tree to grow to its full size
but it can be destroyed within no time with a few strokes of an axe. Every part
of a tree roots, leaves, fruits, flowers, wood, bark is valuable. They serve
several purposes, when trees fall and die their natural death, even then they
continue to serve us as our best friends.
The influence and impact of trees on all
living beings including man is very soothing and pleasant. They keep us happy,
healthy and cheerful. They provide us with life giving oxygen and work as
valuable barrier to noise pollution.
We should protect and conserve the trees, the
most beautiful gift of God and nature Plantation and protection of trees is a
great creative activity. It is also participation in divinity. There cannot be a
greater sin than feeling a tree. It is nothing short of a murder.
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