Environment issues of Northeast forests and wildlife
My ' recommendation ' in the Lonely Planet : Best Escapes – East and Northeast India published in April 2014. Many thanks to Lonely Planet . Environment issues of Northeast forests and Wildlife Two factors make the forests of the northeastern India special: a majority of them are owned by local people and its varied wildlife is not restricted to the limits of national parks and sanctuaries. But these rich, gift-laden forests face issues on multiple fronts. Plantations: Mono-culture cropping is fast replacing the earlier biodiversity-rich natural vegetation and local cultivation. This results in loss of habitat for wildlife. Rubber and palm are currently the main culprits; Mizoram, unfortunately, is the latter’s poster-child. Mining : Rat-hole mining for coal and limestone is literally destroying the hills and the forests that carpet them. Meghalaya is infamous for these and boasts of uranium presence too! Dams: A series of dams are planned ...