Sacred Groves 
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Haat Kali sacred grove, Central Himalaya, Uttarakhand
Sacred groves are (small or large) patches of vegetation of varying sizes, conserved on the basis of the religious beliefs of the community. In India 13,720 sacred groves have been identified from 19 states and named differently in various parts of India as Law lyngdhoh in Meghalaya, Kovil Kadu in Kanyakumari, Dev Bhumi in Uttarakhand, etc.
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- Feb 2010
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- Current Science Vol: 98 Issue: 3 pp: 290
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Achieving 2010 biodiversity target: India’s contributions
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) to raise awareness about the underlying threats to and the need for biodiversity conservation.
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- Jan 2010
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- Ministry of Environment and Forests
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Distribution and conservation status of sacred groves (SGs) in Garo Hills, Meghalaya
On a global scale, the existing Sacred Groves (SGs) follow ancestral worship on conservation in forest patches. SGs are distributed over a wide ecosystem and help in conservation of rare and endemic species. Well preserved SGs are store houses of biological, ecological, medicinal, ethno-cultural and religious values.
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- Dec 2009
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- Indian Forester Vol: 135 Issue: 12 pp: 1627-1649
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Temples of doom
The Mayans penchant for building places of worship brought their downfall In 2001, when a hurricane ripped through the jungles of northern Guatemala, an uprooted tree at the base of the ruins of a pyramid exposed stones bearing one of the longest texts of hieroglyphs ever found. The inscriptions belong to the Mayan civilization.
The Mayans penchant for building places of worship brought their downfall In 2001, when a hurricane ripped through the jungles of northern Guatemala, an uprooted tree at the base of the ruins of a pyramid exposed stones bearing one of the longest texts of hieroglyphs ever found. The inscriptions belong to the Mayan civilization. Part of a grand staircase leading up the side of a pyramid, the
- Date:
- 14/09/2009
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- Down to Earth
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Sacred groves may be ‘answer’ to climate change
Declare sacred groves as world heritage: Payne
‘The US is ready to offer technical know-how to Meghalaya for uranium mining’
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- 04/09/2009
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- Shillong Times (Shillong)
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Intensification of forest management: operational guidelines
The operational guidelines for "scheme on intensification of forest management". This scheme addresses both the general problems of forest protection and the area specific requirements for management intervention. It is aimed at modernizing the forestry sector and improving the working conditions at the cutting edge level.
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- Aug 2009
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- Ministry of Environment and Forests
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Nature - The supreme power
The Gonds, like all aboriginal people, are animistic, for whom nature, from where they derive all their sustenance, is everything, hence a power to pray to and also appease.
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- Jul 2009
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- Green Hope pp: 30-34
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Diversity of pteriodophytes in miniature sacred forests of Kanyakumari district, Southern Western Ghats
Pteidophytes do not form dominant vegetation anywhere on the earth surface now, but have been replaced by the seed bearing plants. Their occurrence in several small patches relays the message of richness. During the present study, 24 species of Pteridophytes were reinventoried from Vilavancode, Kalkulam and Thovalai sacred groves of Kanyakumari district, Southern Western Ghats.
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- Jun 2009
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- Indian Journal of Forestry Vol: 32 Issue: 2 pp: 285-290
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Biodiversity and ethnobotany of sacred groves in Bankura District, West Bengal
Investigations were carried out in 26 sacred groves of the district of Bankura of West Bengal during 2006 to 2007. 114 plant species were recorded from those groves including 102 dicots and 12 monocots. The major tribal groups in those areas are Santals and Koramudis; others are Bedias and Mahalis. Main festival of Santals is 'Sarul' under the canopy of Shorea robusta.
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- Jun 2009
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- Indian Forester Vol: 135 Issue: 6 pp: 765-778
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Floristic composition and practices on the selected sacred groves of Pallapatty village (Reserved forest), Tamil Nadu
Field studies on floristic composition and ethnobotanical practices of the sacred groves of in and around Pallapatty village, Madurai district of Tamil Nadu were undertaken. A total of 133 plant species belonging to 113 genera distributed among 51 families were recorded.
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- Apr 2009
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- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol: 8 Issue: 2 pp: 154-162
