Traditional knowledge and biodiversity conservation: a case study from Byans Valley in Kailash Sacred Landscape, India

作者: Vikram S. Negi , Ravi Pathak , K. Chandra Sekar , R.S. Rawal , I.D. Bhatt

DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1371006

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摘要: Ethnobotanical knowledge plays a significant role in plant diversity conservation and the curing of various ailments remote rural areas Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). A total 53 species from 27 families have been documented Byans valley are used traditionally for treatment diseases. Valley inhabitants maintained symbiotic relationship between natural resources their cultural belief system by developing sacred forests/groves which conserve region's pool. Information on sites traditional beliefs was order to understand environmental conservationist implications these rules practices. The study provides comprehensive information about eroding biodiversity This could be pilot strengthen practices sustainable utilization frequently bioresources understanding ...

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