Deforestation in Uttaranchal in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/3381
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Type:	Journal Article
Author:	Dangwal, Dhirendra Datt
Journal:	Current Conservation
Volume:	2
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Date:	2008
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/3381
Sector:	History Forestry
Region:	Middle East & South Asia
Subject(s):	deforestation--history resource management--history
Abstract:	"The British began extending their control over forests in India (including Uttaranchal, or Uttarakhand) after passing the Forest Acts of 1865 and 1878. This was driven by the increasing demand for timber, and hence the growing significance of forests as a source of revenue. Forests also acquired strategic importance with the growing requirement for timber for the expanding railway network."

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