History
The Rise of Commercial Forestry
Practice questions
What change came by seeing forests as economic resources in commercial forestry?How can Brandis role be linked with the beginning of colonial forest administration?Why did forest laws affect local livelihoods?Who was the main beneficiary of commercial forestry?What was the main difference between village forests and reserved forests?Planting trees in straight rows in commercial forestry indicated what?What was common between establishment of Forest Service and the Act of 1865?Which example shows neglect of local needs in commercial forestry?What was the main administrative benefit of changing natural forests in scientific forestry?How did commercial forestry change the meaning of forests?What was the relation of control over hunting with commercial forestry?How will you understand the rise of commercial forestry in market terms?Restriction of rights in reserved forests was linked with which state objective?What was the role of the Dehradun institute in commercial forestry?From the forest dwellers view what was the biggest negative effect of commercial forestry?Why can commercial forestry be called a part of the colonial economy?What was the main difference between monoculture plantation and local multi use forest?Why were law institution and training important in the rise of commercial forestry?How should the relation between scientific forestry and commercial forestry be understood?What was the main feature of ‘scientific forestry’ in colonial India?