A dimension within Forest Ecosystem Damage
This theme examines how deforestation contributes to climate change, habitat loss, and the degradation of biodiversity and natural resources.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Mangar Bani faced severe air pollution and multiple nearby fire threats this month, despite supporting diverse wildlife.
Deforestation severely threatens Ooty Lake's ecosystem, exacerbated by fluctuating poor air quality throughout June.
Yarinacocha Lake faced relentless deforestation and fluctuating fire threats this month, impacting its overall ecological stability.
Faced with the loss of their natural forest, a community took action to plant a new one specifically for medicinal herbs.
We have seen many changes in the forest nowadays, such as trees and plants being cut down, the forest being deforested, herbs disappearing, animals and birds going extinct, and the water level depleting.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
In today's era, forests are undergoing many kinds of changes and losses, such as trees being cut, herbs disappearing, animals becoming extinct, people migrating from one place to another, and insects.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Significant changes or losses are occurring in forests, such as trees and plants being cut down excessively, herbs disappearing, animals becoming extinct, and insects migrating from one place to another.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
In today's time, many changes are happening in the forests. Trees are being cut, medicinal plants are disappearing, animals are becoming extinct, and migration is happening very rapidly.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Depletion of natural resources, trees are being cut down, ponds are getting filled up, the balance of nature is deteriorating.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Forests are disappearing, livelihoods are being destroyed. Forests are also getting depleted, herbs are disappearing. It's not like it used to be.
— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Today, significant changes are being observed in the forests of our region. Forests are being cut down, leading to climate change. Rain is occurring at irregular times. Agriculture is also being affected.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
In today's time, we have seen many significant changes in the forest, such as excessive deforestation, climate change, changing traditions, and people not following customs and rituals.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
The climate change that has occurred is due to us cutting down forests, destroying forests, the prevalence of more factories, and the smoke that is emitted from them.
— Prameswar Rana
Change or damage is happening, all the forest trees and creepers are getting destroyed, animals and birds have disappeared.
— Niranjan Bisi · Boudh, Odisha
Currently, we are seeing that trees, animals, and herbs in the forest are being destroyed.
— MUKTA THAKUR · Kalahandi, Odisha
This is human-induced devastation. By cutting down forests, many creatures, plants, medicinal herbs, animals, and birds are being harmed.
— Padmini Bhoi
Face more population, pollution. Now, vehicle pollution is high. There are more vehicles, all the trees have been cut. All the animals have decreased. Because of that, pollution is increasing a bit.
— Installation Visitor
Nowadays, minds are more stressed than before. Forests, heat, everything is increasing. Forests are also being cut, and the heat is rising.
— Kachala Choudhary
The forest is depleting
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Due to forests being destroyed day by day and the lack of proper rainfall, agriculture is not doing well.
— Suna Majhi
Nowadays, due to the damage to all forests, animals, birds, and insects are all disappearing.
— Gourang Adhikari · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
Forest land has been lost.
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest land has been lost.
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Large trees have been cut down, due to which it is becoming difficult to find forest vegetables and herbs.
— Kachala Choudhary
What kind of change or harm is happening to the forest? Ans: Trees and plants will be destroyed, animals and birds will disappear.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Herbs are running out, water and forests are getting depleted.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Mukasim, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Currently, we are seeing trees, animals, and herbs in the forest being harmed.
— Premsila Naik
Currently, we are seeing that trees, animals, and herbs in the forest are going to be damaged.
— Premsila Naik
Forests were destroyed and factories were built, which led to an increase in air pollution.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
Today's changes in water and weather are the main reason all forests were destroyed. Forest fires caused all forests to be lost. Mills, factories, coal plants, and our mines and quarries, brother, all became polluted.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
Due to excessive deforestation, we specifically have a shortage of water. Also, there is a significant shortage of food and fruits.
— Karunakar Uthansing · Maradipanga, Kandhamal, Odisha
The forests, animals, birds, and springs that used to be in our forest are slowly disappearing.
— Batakrushna Sahoo
There is a lot of blasting happening here, and due to the blasting, the forest is also being destroyed. Animals and birds are also losing their habitats. A lot of forest is being destroyed. Due to the blasting, we cannot even stay here. When a lot of forest is destroyed, we are that much.
— RINA BEHERA · Sundargarh, Odisha
Lots of trees are being cut down in the name of development and our forests are disappearing. If we do not spread awareness of sustainable development, then we will lose our forests and we will also lose our lungs.
— sophia akoijam · Imphal, Imphal West, Manipur
Herbs/animals in the forest are undergoing changes or damage.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
Animals and birds living in the forest are becoming very scarce and are rarely seen. Trees and plants are also significantly decreasing due to deforestation. And sometimes it also happens that fires break out in summer (Jeth) because the forests themselves are diminishing.
— Kamleah Kumar · Dalla, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Misuse of natural resources is happening, misuse of land, water and forests is becoming a threat for the future.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Due to negligence in environmental protection, trees are being cut, ponds are drying up, but no one is thinking about saving them.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
To save the environment, more trees and plants should be planted. But nowadays people are not planting them. They are only cutting them down. Everything is slowly getting destroyed.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Durusai, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Environmental awareness among people is very low, cutting trees, throwing plastic, and open burning are common.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI
Our medicinal herbs, vegetables, fruits, and trees are depleting from the forests.
— Kachala Choudhary
To save the environment, trees should not be cut, but they are still being cut. Additionally, cleanliness is not being maintained, which is also causing the environment to deteriorate.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Durusai, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Observe the changes or damages occurring in the forest. Our wild animals are dying due to destructive felling, and this is causing great loss.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
In the forest, all the ancient trees are disappearing. And all the medicinal trees are also disappearing.
— Anupama Mahanand
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
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