Sacred groves in Meghalaya

Indigenous knowledge systems or traditional practices of different communities are so valuable that they are the source of solution of many present-day problems. Sacred groves (SGs) in India refer to tracts of usually virgin forests of varying sizes which are communally protected, and which usually...

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Published in:Current science (Bangalore) 2007-11, Vol.93 (10), p.1338-1339
Main Authors: Samati, H., Gogoi, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CORRESPONDENCE
Degraded forests
Forest conservation
Groves
Old growth forests
State forests
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Summary:Indigenous knowledge systems or traditional practices of different communities are so valuable that they are the source of solution of many present-day problems. Sacred groves (SGs) in India refer to tracts of usually virgin forests of varying sizes which are communally protected, and which usually have a significant religious connotation for protecting the community super(1). Biologically they are rich patches of undisturbed forests and serve as a natural habitat for many endemic, rare, primitive and economically valuable plants along with a good number of wild animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, variety of butterflies and insects super(1-6).
ISSN:0011-3891