Religious and traditional beliefs, cultural mores, and practices play a crucial role in the conservation of environment and biodiversity. The present paper describes a case study of two sacred groves in Western Himalaya. Sacred groves (SGs) are patches of land that are communally protected with religious zeal. A preliminary survey was conducted in these SGs to study their role in biodiversity conservation. The data collected included the general information regarding the SGs and the associated deity, nearest human habitation, access to them, and their floral and faunal diversity.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/sacred-groves-myths-beliefs-and-biodiversity-conservation%E2%80%94-case-study-western
[2] https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijecol/2017/3828609/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sushma-singh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mudasir-youssouf
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/zubair-malik-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/international-journal-ecology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sacred-groves
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-himalaya
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/religious-beliefs
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medicinal-plants
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
