The increasing prosperity of the plains people tempted those in the mountains to divert forest land for agriculture. Vanamali was afraid that expansion of agriculture would result in deforestation of the mountains. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for Vanamali to conserve the mountain forest?
Explanation:
Since the plains are prospering while the mountains aren’t, Vanamali should ensure that the people in the mountains also reap the benefit of the plains’ prosperity. Option 1 can be eliminated as only thanking mountain people will not benefit their prosperity. Option 3 is incorrect as only urging the mountain people to come up with agricultural practices that ensure no erosion of forest cover will not increase their prosperity. Eliminate it. Option 5 talks about punishing people who fell trees which will not have any effect on the mountain people. Between options 2 and 4, the latter is a better option since paying a royalty to retain forest cover is better than subsidizing supplies to the mountain people as it will ensure that the mountain people retain their forest cover. Hence, option (d).
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