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V e g e t a t i o n  &  W i l d l i f e
V e g e t a t i o n
W i l d l i f e
I m p o r t a n c e  o f  V e g e t a t i o n  &  W i l d l i f e
T h r e a t s  t o  V e g e t a t i o n  &  W i l d l i f e
G o v e r n m e n t  P o l i c i e s  a n d  I n i t i a t i v e s
C o n s e r v a t i o n  M e a s u r e s
C o n c l u s i o n
V e g e t a t i o n  a n d  w i l d l i f e  a r e  i n t e g r a l  p a r t s
o f  o u r  p l a n e t ' s  e c o s y s t e m s .  T h e i r
p r e s e r v a t i o n  i s  c r u c i a l  f o r  m a i n t a i n i n g
b i o d i v e r s i t y ,  e c o l o g i c a l  b a l a n c e ,  a n d  o u r
o w n  s u r v i v a l .  T h r o u g h  g o v e r n m e n t
p o l i c i e s ,  c o n s e r v a t i o n  m e a s u r e s ,  a n d
c o l l e c t i v e  e f f o r t s ,  w e  c a n  s t r i v e  t o w a r d s
t h e  p r o t e c t i o n  a n d  s u s t a i n a b l e
m a n a g e m e n t  o f  o u r  n a t u r a l  r e s o u r c e s .
D e f i n i t i o n :  R e f e r s  t o  t h e  p l a n t  l i f e  p r e s e n t  i n  a
p a r t i c u l a r  r e g i o n  o r  h a b i t a t .
T y p e s  o f  V e g e t a t i o n :
E c o s y s t e m  B a l a n c e :  M a i n t a i n s  e q u i l i b r i u m  b e t w e e n
v a r i o u s  s p e c i e s  a n d  t h e i r  h a b i t a t s .
B i o d i v e r s i t y :  T h e  v a r i e t y  o f  l i f e  f o r m s  p r e s e n t  o n
e a r t h .
O x y g e n  G e n e r a t i o n :  T h r o u g h  p h o t o s y n t h e s i s ,  p l a n t s
p r o d u c e  o x y g e n  e s s e n t i a l  f o r  l i f e .
F o o d  C h a i n :  W i l d l i f e  p l a y s  v i t a l  r o l e s  i n  t h e  f o o d  c h a i n ,
m a i n t a i n i n g  e c o l o g i c a l  b a l a n c e .
F o r e s t :  D e n s e  a n d  e x t e n s i v e  a r e a  w i t h  a  h i g h  d e n s i t y
o f  t r e e s .
G r a s s l a n d :  L a r g e  o p e n  a r e a  c o v e r e d  m a i n l y  w i t h
g r a s s e s .
D e s e r t :  A r i d  r e g i o n  w i t h  m i n i m a l  v e g e t a t i o n .
M a n g r o v e :  C o a s t a l  w e t l a n d  w i t h  s a l t - t o l e r a n t  t r e e s
a n d  s h r u b s .
N a t i o n a l  P a r k s :  P r o t e c t e d  a r e a s  f o r  t h e  c o n s e r v a t i o n
o f  w i l d l i f e  a n d  t h e i r  h a b i t a t s .
W i l d l i f e  S a n c t u a r i e s :  A r e a s  w h e r e  w i l d  a n i m a l s  a r e
p r o t e c t e d  f r o m  a n y  d i s t u r b a n c e .
B i o s p h e r e  R e s e r v e s :  P r o t e c t e d  a r e a s  w i t h  u n i q u e
e c o s y s t e m s  a n d  c u l t u r a l  d i v e r s i t y .
E n d a n g e r e d  S p e c i e s  P r o t e c t i o n :  M e a s u r e s  t o  p r o t e c t
s p e c i e s  a t  t h e  b r i n k  o f  e x t i n c t i o n .
A w a r e n e s s  C a m p a i g n s :  E d u c a t i o n  a n d  p u b l i c
a w a r e n e s s  i n i t i a t i v e s  t o  p r o m o t e  c o n s e r v a t i o n .
W i l d l i f e  P r o t e c t i o n  A c t ,  1 9 7 2 :  P r o v i d e s  l e g a l
p r o t e c t i o n  a n d  c o n s e r v a t i o n  o f  w i l d l i f e .
F o r e s t  C o n s e r v a t i o n  A c t ,  1 9 8 0 :  R e g u l a t e s  d i v e r s i o n
o f  f o r e s t  l a n d  f o r  n o n - f o r e s t  p u r p o s e s .
P r o j e c t  T i g e r :  C o n s e r v a t i o n  p r o g r a m  a i m i n g  t o
p r o t e c t  t i g e r s  a n d  t h e i r  h a b i t a t s .
P r o j e c t  E l e p h a n t :  C o n s e r v a t i o n  p r o g r a m  f o c u s i n g  o n
t h e  p r o t e c t i o n  o f  e l e p h a n t s .
N a t i o n a l  A f f o r e s t a t i o n  P r o g r a m m e :  P r o m o t e s
a f f o r e s t a t i o n  a n d  e c o l o g i c a l  r e s t o r a t i o n .
D e f o r e s t a t i o n :  C l e a r a n c e  o f  f o r e s t s  f o r  l a n d
d e v e l o p m e n t  o r  t i m b e r .
H a b i t a t  L o s s :  D e s t r u c t i o n  o r  d e g r a d a t i o n  o f  n a t u r a l
h a b i t a t s  d u e  t o  h u m a n  a c t i v i t i e s .
P o a c h i n g :  I l l e g a l  h u n t i n g  o r  c a p t u r i n g  o f  w i l d  a n i m a l s
f o r  t h e i r  p r o d u c t s  o r  s p o r t .
P o l l u t i o n :  C o n t a m i n a t i o n  o f  a i r ,  w a t e r ,  a n d  s o i l ,
c a u s i n g  h a r m  t o  v e g e t a t i o n  a n d  w i l d l i f e .
D e f i n i t i o n :  R e f e r s  t o  a l l  t h e  a n i m a l s  t h a t  l i v e  f r e e l y  i n
t h e i r  n a t u r a l  h a b i t a t .
T e r r e s t r i a l  W i l d l i f e :  C r e a t u r e s  t h a t  i n h a b i t  t h e  l a n d .
A q u a t i c  W i l d l i f e :  C r e a t u r e s  t h a t  l i v e  i n  w a t e r .
M a r i n e  L i f e :  O r g a n i s m s  f o u n d  i n  t h e  o c e a n  o r  s e a .
F r e s h w a t e r  L i f e :  O r g a n i s m s  f o u n d  i n  l a k e s ,  r i v e r s ,  a n d
p o n d s .
M a m m a l s :  W a r m - b l o o d e d  v e r t e b r a t e s  t h a t  n u r s e
t h e i r  y o u n g  o n e s .
B i r d s :  W a r m - b l o o d e d  v e r t e b r a t e s  w i t h  f e a t h e r s  a n d
b e a k s .
R e p t i l e s :  C o l d - b l o o d e d  v e r t e b r a t e s  w i t h  s c a l e s  a n d
l a y  e g g s .
A m p h i b i a n s :  C o l d - b l o o d e d  v e r t e b r a t e s  t h a t  l i v e  i n
w a t e r  a n d  l a n d .
I n s e c t s :  S m a l l  i n v e r t e b r a t e s  w i t h  s e g m e n t e d  b o d i e s .
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