Sacred groves have survived very long without human interference, and thus are of anthropological, cultural, economic, and ecological significance. In India, these groves are concentrated in the North-East and along the Western Ghats, both globally recognised hotspots of biodiversity. Unfortunately, their size and number are now shrinking at an alarming rate, and it is high time a workable solution is found to sustain them.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/case-sacred-groves-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anwesha-borthakur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sacred-groves
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-hotspots
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/religious-beliefs
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
