The methods of conserving forests are as follows-. The government should ban cutting trees except some selected trees to prevent deforestation. Deforestation leads to soil erosion thus the trees should be protected.Forests should be prevented from fires. Forest fires are one of the main causes of destroying natural vegetation. Pesticides, weedicides and insecticides should be sprayed in forests at regular intervals of time to prevent them from insects and pests. Overgrazing must be avoided. Agricultural rules should be strictly followed. To know more, students can download the NCERT Solutions of Chapter 16 of Class 10 Science free of cost.