Socio-economic Impact of Deforestation

Forests are important in the social, economic life of the people and also have importance for the environment. Forests play an important role for the fulfilling of economic need of the people therefore the economic functions of forests has been discussed. While deforestation is a major Social, economic, and environmental problem affecting many parts of the country especially the study area. Available evidence indicates that it has been accelerating at a very rapid rate. Large tracts of land have been deforested, exposing the land to further environmental damage and threat to their social and economic life. This study is an attempt in the field to the importance of forests the causes of deforestation and its impact on the social and economic life of the local people of Utror. The area is rich in chir pine wood and facing a lot of deforestation and causing many after effects on the local community. The economic resources and social impact of deforestation was the main focus of the study and to know the main reasons beyond deforestation were studied.