Sacred groves are small tracts of near-virgin forests protected by the indigenous communities. Being the storehouses of medicinal plants, these are a unique Indian way of in-situ conservation of biodiversity. This paper deals with an account of the role played by Chilkigarh sacred grove in West Bengal in the conservation of regional ethnomedicinal trees. (Sep 2007)
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/conservation-local-ethno-medicinal-trees-midnapore-district-west-bengal-through
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rk-bhakat
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pk-pandit
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pp-maity
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-forester
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sacred-groves
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/religious-beliefs
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medicinal-plants
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medinipur-d
