In north eastern states, the jhum culture is a major threat to biodiversity - substantiate

Explanation

In shifting cultivation, plots of natural tree vegetation are burnt away and the cleared patches are farmed for 2-3 seasons, after which their fertility reduces to a point where crop production is no longer profitable. The farmer then abandons this patch and cuts down a new patch of forest trees elsewhere for crop production. This system is practiced in north-eastern regions of India. When vast areas are cleared and burnt, it results in loss of forest cover, pollution and discharge of CO,, which in turn attributes to loss of habitat and climate change which has an impact on the faunal diversity of that regions