Afforestation goals
Saturday, 16 June 2007
Meshbahuddin Ahmed
TREES give off the valuable oxygen gas which humans breathe to survive. Trees take in the harmful carbon dioxide gas. Therefore, trees are basic to our survival and good health. Besides, trees have fruits which provide us with nutrition. The timber from trees is used to make furnitures and many other wooden products. Trees are also used to make pulp which in turn is used to make paper. The fruits and seeds of some trees are used to make valuable medicines. The leaves of trees in a forest like the Sunderbans are used by common people to thatch their huts. Thus, trees have many economic uses and only some of them are mentioned here.
A very big role is played by trees in keeping the environment normal. A place with many trees is likely to be a pleasant one . But one without trees is likely to be arid and might suffer from soil erosion. An arid area has also less rainfall. Green trees are also soothing for the eyes. People everywhere love to see green trees which lift up their spirits.
The more trees we plant the greater will be the economic and environmental security of Bangladesh. But it is very important that relevant authorities should frame policies and actually enforce them to guard against deforestation. Vigilance to stop illegal use of firewood at brick kilns, extension of gas supply all over the country as a source of energy, better protection of the reserved forests, greater use of wood substitutes in furniture making, popularising of solar cookers and the like to stop burning of wood for cooking, etc., can all help to put a brake on the destruction of forests and to get the fuller benefits of afforestation activities. Therefore, such developments will have to be promoted by adoption and execution of policies in the short, medium and long terms.
TREES give off the valuable oxygen gas which humans breathe to survive. Trees take in the harmful carbon dioxide gas. Therefore, trees are basic to our survival and good health. Besides, trees have fruits which provide us with nutrition. The timber from trees is used to make furnitures and many other wooden products. Trees are also used to make pulp which in turn is used to make paper. The fruits and seeds of some trees are used to make valuable medicines. The leaves of trees in a forest like the Sunderbans are used by common people to thatch their huts. Thus, trees have many economic uses and only some of them are mentioned here.
A very big role is played by trees in keeping the environment normal. A place with many trees is likely to be a pleasant one . But one without trees is likely to be arid and might suffer from soil erosion. An arid area has also less rainfall. Green trees are also soothing for the eyes. People everywhere love to see green trees which lift up their spirits.
The more trees we plant the greater will be the economic and environmental security of Bangladesh. But it is very important that relevant authorities should frame policies and actually enforce them to guard against deforestation. Vigilance to stop illegal use of firewood at brick kilns, extension of gas supply all over the country as a source of energy, better protection of the reserved forests, greater use of wood substitutes in furniture making, popularising of solar cookers and the like to stop burning of wood for cooking, etc., can all help to put a brake on the destruction of forests and to get the fuller benefits of afforestation activities. Therefore, such developments will have to be promoted by adoption and execution of policies in the short, medium and long terms.