Forest Conservation Based Weed Removal & Tribal Livelihood Development

CONSERVATION BY SUBSTITUTION
Using Lantana for Bamboo

Since ever living started in this live planet all our consumption of natural resources either for human habitat, livelihood or development was only resulted in ecological destruction, but for the first time in India we jkt source an innovative information that, even immense consumption of this resource from forest and farm lands is to enroute for conservation of biodiversity. On the other hand The majority of tribal communities are mostly not even accessed with basic needs they live with least earnings, or some with no income Even though the governments has many beneficiary schemes and has provided housing, lighting, medical and many necessities of basic living, Income generation of the tribal is still in uncertainty which creates the major problem of forest destruction, encroachments Wildlife poaching and all anti social activities leading to break of law and enforcement, to end this hardship to enlighten the lives of many tribal and rural communities and to preserve the natural biodiversity of forests and farmlands here is an ultimate resolution
We JeevaKarunya Trust a Registered Forest, Wild Life, Ecology, Environmental Conservation, Research, Educational based Youth Resource & social Development Organization...
Is now in execution of the identical conservation based action which also provides dual benefit of

1. Tribal and rural livelihood development through
2. Forest conservation based weed removal action
Either to be clearly described as Forest conservation based weed removal action substituted as Tribal and rural livelihood development

LANTANA a WEED

• Lantana a plant considered as one of the weed that has spread throughout the countryside occupying forest and farm lands by destroying many native useful plants.
• This weed seen every were in the forest, farms, roadsides, as small thorny bushes in and served food for some birds and black bear’s with its black colored berry’s.
• There is no major chance for life, to be inherent in or sheltered, food or habitat, for any animals, mammals, birds, reptiles, or any fauna and flora of myriad.
• Many butterflies and birds being attracted by the nectar and colors of the lantana flower can be seen always around these bushes which serve as a immense cause for the destruction of the forest through pollination of weed.
• Being spread all over the road sides in and out of forest also acts as a barrier for the big animals to cross the forest ,which comes our for a walk or it is simply just on in corridors the big animals like elephants and tigers are very insistent and while they are on their corridor are often face with many threats like road kills and human animal conflicts barely for the reason that they cannot find a passage within the short distance or the fence like thorny bushes acts as the barriers for the victim animal to go by .

• Forest fire‘s one of the major cause is by lantana as it is always seem to have dry leaves and steam easy to catch fire with just one flame and the continuity of the bush spreads the fire all over the forest creating a enormous destruction

LANTANA as ECO PRODUCT

The Innovation is that which has prime demand
around the globe in forest conservation, tribal and rural development sector. JKT empowers the tribal, rural youths and women in bringing up new ideas in the market that involves production of various products such as, organic vegetables, fruits, pesticide, milk products, herbal creams, paper bags, bee wax candles, wooden and furniture, jute bags, house hold articles, etc. And trains tem to sustain in the growing economy delivering unique products that plays vital role in marketing JKT also keeps in mind that the production and innovation of the product certainly eco-friendly like these beautiful handcrafts masterpieces of furniture’s made with lantana a plant considered as one of the ten most weed in the planet occupying forest and farm destroying various native useful plants and leads to a massive flora and fauna destruction .

Many of the tribes for a long time are depended on forest and use forest byproducts, some still are too primitive and to know that even there is a wildlife law and still their source of food is by hunting and poaching. But the sholigas tribal formerly as hunters were reallocate with bamboo basket weaving, and at present they have found that lantana weed can also be used for weaving baskets instead of bamboo that has been moved towards protection of the forest act and we JKT with our acquaintances have revealed that lantana after traditional treatments and innovative process converting into fiber like flexible long sticks and could be poised into beautiful handcrafts, furniture and almost directly manufactured as bricks, carry bags, sheets, papers, and many commodities which are also recyclable Eco-products creating sustainable livelihood for desperate Tribal and Rural communities.