BUSH BURNING AND DEFORESTATION

CONTENT

• Meaning of Bush Burning
• Practices that Influence Bush Burning
• Effects of Bush Burning
• Regulations against Bush Burning
• Meaning of Deforestation
• Reasons for Deforestation
• Effects of Deforestation
• Control of Deforestation
• Regulations on Deforestation

Bush Burning

Meaning of Bush Burning

Bush burning is the clearing of vegetation by setting it on fire. The reason for bush burning may be for social, economic or agricultural purposes.

Practices that Influence Bush Burning

Practices that can influence bush burning include:

1. Building and construction of houses, schools, hospitals, marketplaces, roads, etc.
2. Some cultures see bush burning as a way of celebrating festivals.
3. Hunting of animals in the bush for commercial purposes.
4. The need to remove the excessive vegetative cover on farmland before tillage.
5. Some farmers set the bush on fire because they see it as a way of disinfecting and destroying pests, disease-causing organisms and weed seeds.
6. The act of setting a bush on fire is to encourage fresh growth of green grass for livestock.