How can an individual contribute or make a difference to the management of (i) Forest? (ii) Fossil fuels?

An individual contributes to the management of:


(i) Forest and wildlife:


(a) We should protest against the mass cutting of trees (deforestation). Each one of us can plant as many plants can and motivate others to do that.


(b) We should protest against the poaching of wild animals.


(c) We can prevent hunting of wildlife by reporting on time to authorities concerned.


(d) We should stop the acquisition of forest land for our use.


(ii) Fossil fuels:


(a) Coal and petroleum are fossil fuels.


(b) Coal is used to generate electricity. Therefore, to save coal we should save electricity by minimizing its wastage.


(c) To save petrol, we should take a public transport or practice carpooling to avoid excessive use of petroleum.


(d) We should use alternative sources of energy such as hydro-energy and solar energy instead of depending largely on coal and petroleum.


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