The forest sare a natural resource for man and provide him with wood for fuel and other purposes. Forest helps a man in maintaining the balance of the ecological system, the forest has to be maintained by man.
Hence forest resources play a crucial role in the growth and development of the environment. Hence it's necessary to clear-cut the forest for regrowth and its essential from the point of view of productivity.
An example of this is the slash and burn plantation where the nutrients are added to the soil.
