Jhum or clash-and-burn Cultivation in north-east India damages forests, soil and hillsides

Jhum or clash and burn cultivation in Ashang Khullen village release smokes into the air which affects the quality of the soil and air. Jhum known as shifting cultivation a practice involving the slash and burn of felled trees in a forest patch followed by farming. Jhum cultivation is one the causes of global warming and North-East India Slash-and-burn (jhum) is one of the primary causes of deforestation, soil degradation, soil erosion, loss of forest vegetation and threatens the survival of wild flora and fauna. In Nagaland, jhum constitutes as much as 76 percent of the cropped area, as per United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). At least 100 different indigenous tribes of north east India depend on jhum for their subsistence. Source : indiawaterportal.org This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube    / wildfilmsindia   for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience. Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected] To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?a... Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com