Unscientific afforestation activities cause more harm than benefit to nature, said wildlife expert Sanjay Gubbi.
Delivering a talk at a programme organised by Karnataka Sangha in Shivamogga on Saturday (July 29), Dr. Gubbi said many people assumed that creating forests was a simple thing. Planting saplings or seed ball plantations in the name of the Environment Day celebrations do not help much.
“It is not proper to plant saplings in a haphazard manner. People hardly use their minds when choosing varieties of plants for a forest. Human beings cannot create or recreate forests. Only the wildlife can do this, “he said.
