What is the forest regarded as by Budhiyamai?

 

Forest belongs to everyone. It is a collective wealth that is gifted by our mother earth and hence belongs to all. No person should be stopped or using its resources. Natural resources such as minerals, plants, groundwater, fossils, forests are our collective bank, not particularly belonging to anyone nor reserved to anyone.  Forests are useful for a number of ways- it provides us with wood, food, fodder for cattle, and many others. Forests also provide us with medicinal herbs and plants that are very useful in treating deadly diseases against various pathogens and viruses and help in timely care.