How human activities have affected the depletion of flora and fauna? Explain.

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How human activities have affected the depletion of flora and fauna? Explain.

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Human activities and man's insensitivity to the environment have been the major causes for the depletion of flora and fauna. Various activities carried out by man are:

1. Deforestation for agricultural expansion

2. Degradation of forests by shifting cultivation

3. Large scale development projects

4. Mining activities

5. Habitat destruction, hunting, poaching, over exploitation of forest products, environmental degradation, forest fires are some other factors which have led to the decline of India's biodiversity.

6. Other important causes of environmental destruction are unequal access, inequitable consumption of resources and differential sharing of responsibility for environmental well-being.

Sr. No.	List I	List II
1	Reserved forests	Other forests and wastelands belonging to both government and private individuals and communities.
2	Protected forests	Forests are regarded as most valuable as far as the conservation of forest and wildlife resources is concerned.
3	Unclassed forests	Forest lands are protected from any further depletion.

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