Answer:
It is our moral duty to protect, restore
and conserve/preserve forest as they are highly beneficial for mankind In India,
around 30% of land was covered by forest in early20th century, which has been
reduced to 18-19% by the year 2000. National Forest
Commission of India (1988) recommended a
relatively large forest cover (67%) for the hills and 33% for the plains.
Recommendation a large forest
area for hills is due to its properties like checking soil erosion, percolation
and recharging ground water, checking landslide and other natural calamities
and to maintain the original flora and fauna of hills.
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