1.
Forest and wildlife, are vital to the quality of life and environment in the subcontinent.
2.
Option A
3.
In India, much of its forest and wildlife resources are either owned or managed by the government through the Forest Department or other government departments.
4.
protection
5.
The major threats to tiger population are numerous, such as poaching for trade, shrinking habitat, depletion of prey base species, growing human population, etc.
6.
Mining
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Vulnerable Species are species whose population has declined to levels from where it is likely to move into the endangered category in the near future if the negative factors continue to operate.
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The biological loss is strongly correlated with the loss of cultural diversity.
9.
Many local communities have recognized the significance of conservation for their long term survival. Local communities are contributing significantly in conservation at many places. For example; the Bishnois of Rajasthan protect black buck, chinkara and peacocks quite zealously. Nature worship is an age old tradition of many tribes. By doing so, they help in conservation of forest. Chipko movement is another example of community initiative in conservation. Joint Forest Management has been practiced in Orissa since 1988 and has bore fruits for conservation.
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staggering
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Nature worship is an age old tribal belief based on the premise that all creations of nature have to be protected.
12.
Option A
13.
Option B
14.
Option B
15.
The Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallachiana) is a medicinal plant found in various parts of Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh.
16.
Fisheries
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Biodiversity or Biological Diversity is immensely rich in wildlife and cultivated species, diverse in form and function but closely integrated in a system through multiple network of interdependencies.
18.
Unclassed Forests are other forests and wastelands belonging to both government and private individuals and communities.
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Option A
20.
Indian
