Why did the British appoint the first Inspector General of Forests in India?
Consider the following points: Among several other natural resources, the British government in India was majorly interested in the use of forest produce. Between 1847 and 1850 there was an unregulated feeling of trees and then the British government started to realize that the forests in India were being lost. The British Association formed a committee to study forest destruction. Dietrich Brandis, from his experience, helped to formulate the Indian Forest Act of 1865. He became the Inspector General of Forest in 1864 and served for 20 years.
