Selective Exploration in forestry

Selective Exploration in forestry.

Selective exploration is the process of cutting or harvesting only mature trees in a forest.
it is a way of concentrating certain selected species of timber in a forest reserve. The system allows  for the harvesting of older trees while the younger ones remain as cover to the surface of the forest.

       Advantages of selective exploration.

(i) It ensures the concentration of selected species of timber in a forest.
(ii) It protects the soil from erosion.
(iii) It ensures the continuous supply of timber.
(iv) It serves as a revenue base for the government.
(v) It prevents indiscriminate felling of timber by giving licenses to saw millers by state forestry  division.
(vi) it also prevents illegal felling of trees and farming by using forest guards to police the forest.
(vii) Undesirable species of timber are eliminated by this method.