英国在英属印度时期的森林政策及“帝国森林学”的形成

The Forest Policy of Britain during the Period of British Raj and Formation of Empire Forestry

英国议会在英属印度期间通过一系列森林法案加强对森林资源的管理和开发,尽管英国人的政策一定程度上促进了印度森林管理的现代化和林业技术的科学化,但是其政策措施仍不完善,而且森林管理是以盈利为目的的,导致印度森林开发的速度和规模空前加大。印度森林学是当时英帝国各殖民地最发达的,成为其他殖民地学习的模本,印度森林学发展成为帝国森林学。

The British Parliament passed a few and exploration of the forest in India during extent, the policy of British government has management and brought scientific forestry forest acts to strengthen the management the period of British Raj. To a certain promoted the modernity of India forest technology into India. However, those policies were far from perfection to protect the forest in India. Furthermore, one of the purposes of the India Forest Department were to seek profit from their management, which led to the unprecedented increase of forest exploitation both in speed and scale. India forestry was the most advanced one in British empire and it became a model for other colonies. India forestry became Empire Forestry.