Ecology

The name of the movement 'chipko' comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees and encircled them to prevent being hacked. By hugging they gave a clear message that "We, our nature and us, are One".It was a non-violent agitation to protect nature.

Its biggest victory was making people aware of their rights to forests, and how grassroots activism can influence policy-making regarding ecology and shared natural resources. It led to a ban on
commercial felling of trees above 30 degrees slope and above 1,000 msl (mean sea level) in 1981.

Regulating Services

Supporting Services

Cultural Services

Preserving Services Supporting services are those that are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services. They differ from provisioning, regulating, and cultural services in that their impacts on people are either indirect or occur over a very long time. For example: Soil formation and retention, nutrient cycling, crop pollination, water cycling etc. 'Production of food and water' is considered under Provisioning Services, while 'Control of climate and disease' is a Regulating Service. 'Maintenance of diversity is a Preserving service.

It is a large genus of more than 660 species of shrubs and tall trees of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). Some of the tallest trees in the world are eucalypti. It is native to Australia, Tasmania, and nearby islands. In Australia, the eucalypti are commonly known as gum trees or stringybark trees. Many species are cultivated widely in many areas of the world as shade trees or in forestry plantations.

Features:

• It has a gum-infused bark, long stems, and circular leaves that are hard to digest if eaten whole.
• Small flowers grow on eucalyptus trees. They come in many colors, including white, yellow, and shades of red.
• Eucalypti also have small woody capsules. Inside the capsules are seeds.

Eucalyptus tereticornis and Eucalyptus hybrid are the two most widely planted eucalypts in India. It is widely grown in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Haryana, Mysore, Kerala, and in the Nilgiri Hill. It grows well in deep, fertile, well-drained loamy soil with adequate moisture.

It is a large genus of more than 660 species of shrubs and tall trees of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). Some of the tallest trees in the world are eucalypti. It is native to Australia, Tasmania, and nearby islands. In Australia, the eucalypti are commonly known as gum trees or stringybark trees. Many species are cultivated widely in many areas of the world as shade trees or in forestry plantations.

Features:

• It has a gum-infused bark, long stems, and circular leaves that are hard to digest if eaten whole.
• Small flowers grow on eucalyptus trees. They come in many colors, including white, yellow, and shades of red.
• Eucalypti also have small woody capsules. Inside the capsules are seeds.

Eucalyptus tereticornis and Eucalyptus hybrid are the two most widely planted eucalypts in India. It is widely grown in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Haryana, Mysore, Kerala, and in the Nilgiri Hill. It grows well in deep, fertile, well-drained loamy soil with adequate moisture.

It is a large genus of more than 660 species of shrubs and tall trees of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). Some of the tallest trees in the world are eucalypti. It is native to Australia, Tasmania, and nearby islands. In Australia, the eucalypti are commonly known as gum trees or stringybark trees. Many species are cultivated widely in many areas of the world as shade trees or in forestry plantations.

Features:

• It has a gum-infused bark, long stems, and circular leaves that are hard to digest if eaten whole.
• Small flowers grow on eucalyptus trees. They come in many colors, including white, yellow, and shades of red.
• Eucalypti also have small woody capsules. Inside the capsules are seeds.

Eucalyptus tereticornis and Eucalyptus hybrid are the two most widely planted eucalypts in India. It is widely grown in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Haryana, Mysore, Kerala, and in the Nilgiri Hill. It grows well in deep, fertile, well-drained loamy soil with adequate moisture.

The term lentic (from the Latin lentus, meaning slow or motionless), refers to standing waters such as lakes and ponds (lacustrine), or swamps and marshes (paludal). Lotic (from the Latin lotus, meaning washing), refers to running water (fluvial or fluviatile) habitats such as rivers and streams