Conservation of natural resources by traditional societies across the globe seems to have arisen out of the age-old practice of animistic religious belief systems. Such belief systems are fundamental aspects of people’s culture, which strongly conditions their use of natural resources. Arunachal Pradesh, a biodiversity hotspot region in the eastern Himalayas, is a tribal-dominated state with 26 major tribes and 110 ethnically distinct sub-tribes, where more than 80% of the population is from the rural area and is directly or indirectly dependent on the surrounding forest resources for its livelihood. (Correspondence)
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/religious-taboo-among-tribes-west-kameng-%E2%80%93-excellent-traditional-system-conserving
[2] http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/103/08/0874.pdf
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/religious-beliefs
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sacred-groves
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monpa
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arunachal
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