• January to March 2025 Article ID: NSS9087 Impact Factor:8.05 Cite Score:20 Download: 4 DOI: https://doi.org/ View PDf

    Survey Study Among the Students on the Environmental Awareness and Their Perspective on Forest Conservation

      Mrs. Seema Naik
        Assistant Professor (Botany) Govt. Girls College, Barwani (M.P.)

Introduction: Forests are supporting to life on Earth, playing a key role in maintaining ecological balance by producing oxygen, sequestering carbon, and conserving biodiversity. They are essential for regulating climate, supporting livelihoods, and providing living place for countless species (FAO, 2020). However, forests globally are under threat from deforestation, urbanization, and climate change, leading to harsh environmental consequences, including, soil erosion, habitat loss and global warming (WWF, 2021). In our study area forest is alifeline of tribal people because it is not only provide shelter to them but it is also a source of food, fiber, medicine, wood, and source of income. So we can say that Forest is the most valuable natural resources on the earth. So that to know the awareness toward the forest , we conduc asurvey among the the student on 21 march world forest day. Because students, are the future of tomorrow, and could be play a significant role in maintaining a culture of environmental conservation. Their knowledge, willingness and attitude toward forest conservation are key to ensuring sustainable forest management (Smith et al., 2019). Hence survey conducted among the students. Objective of this study, to know the awareness level of students about the forest conservation and its importance.

Keywords- Forest, awareness, student, degradation, conservation.