Biodiversity- Flora
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Bamboo – Is not a tree Anymore The Union government has amended the Indian Forest Act to change the status of bamboo from tree to grass (which is taxonomically correct).
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Old Classification Earlier, with bamboo classified as a tree — with its multifarious uses as an edible item, furniture and construction — as a tree meant that it couldn’t be easily ferried across State borders. It also required permits from village councils and couldn’t be cultivated in non-forest areas. Two Objectives Now, with the amendment of act, the government is hoping to promote cultivation of bamboo in non-forest areas to achieve the “twin objectives” of .... |
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