UNIT 3: PLANTS
Some of our forests have been declared as Nature Reserves.
Find out where our Nature Reserves are found.
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Some measures to save our endemic plants are:
A. No one has the right to cut down trees, especially endemic plants, from Nature Reserves.
B. No one has the right to pluck owers, seeds or fruits from endemic trees.
C. We must not pollute or light re in Nature Reserves.
D. We must protect the plants against harmful eects of pests and bad weather.
You will learn more about measures to save our endemic plants in upper classes.
What I have learnt
• Mauritius was covered with forest before people came to live here.
• There were many endemic plants in our forests.
• Our endemic plants are plants that exist/ existed only in Mauritius and nowhere else.
• Forests have been cleared for dierent reasons.
• Exotic plants have been brought by people from other countries.
• Exotic plants are useful but some of them aect endemic plants.
• Many endemic plants have become rare for various reasons.
• We must help to protect our forests and endemic plants.
Find out
What can we do to protect and save our endemic plants?
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