Q. Consider the following statements:

1. Under “enrichment plantation”, a single commercially valuable species is extensively planted and other species eliminated.
2. Teak monoculture has damaged the forests in Himalayas.
3. Chir Pine plantations in the Himalayas have replaced the Himalayan oak.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 3
Notes: Some of environmental activists say that the promotion of a few favoured species, in many parts of India, has been carried through the ironically termed “enrichment plantation”, in which a single commercially valuable species was extensively planted and other species eliminated. For instance, teak monoculture has damaged the natural forest in South India and Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii) plantations in the Himalayas have replaced the Himalayan oak (Quercus spp.) and Rhododendron forests.

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