Forest management practices of the tribal people of Meghalaya North-East India

Tiwari B. K., . and Tynsong H., . and Lynser M. B., . Forest management practices of the tribal people of Meghalaya North-East India. pp. 329-342. ISSN 0128-1283

The tribal communities of Meghalaya nurture forests in the vicinity of their habitations near water sources on steep slopes and other ecologically sensitive lands. Their forest conservation practices can be seen in sacred groves village restricted forests village supply forests clan forests and other traditionally managed forests which comprise about 90 of Meghalayas total forest area. These forests are protected and managed by the tribal people through institutional arrangements developed to benefit the community as a whole. The classification protection regeneration and extraction procedures practised for management of these forests are among the best examples of traditional ecological knowledge. Often including a variety of water bodies these forests are very rich in aquatic as well as terrestrial biodiversity including innumerable species of medicinal plants wild foods and other economically important plants and animals. This study documented and analysed the role played by these traditionally managed forests and associated knowledge in conservation of biodiversity in general and of medicinal plants in particular. The paper also highlights aspects of the traditional forest management systems of the local tribal people and their contributions to food security health care and also perpetuation of forest-related knowledge.

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Abstract

The tribal communities of Meghalaya nurture forests in the vicinity of their habitations near water sources on steep slopes and other ecologically sensitive lands. Their forest conservation practices can be seen in sacred groves village restricted forests village supply forests clan forests and other traditionally managed forests which comprise about 90 of Meghalayas total forest area. These forests are protected and managed by the tribal people through institutional arrangements developed to benefit the community as a whole. The classification protection regeneration and extraction procedures practised for management of these forests are among the best examples of traditional ecological knowledge. Often including a variety of water bodies these forests are very rich in aquatic as well as terrestrial biodiversity including innumerable species of medicinal plants wild foods and other economically important plants and animals. This study documented and analysed the role played by these traditionally managed forests and associated knowledge in conservation of biodiversity in general and of medicinal plants in particular. The paper also highlights aspects of the traditional forest management systems of the local tribal people and their contributions to food security health care and also perpetuation of forest-related knowledge.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Forest management
AGROVOC Term:	Habitats
AGROVOC Term:	Ecology
AGROVOC Term:	Land conservation
AGROVOC Term:	Community forestry
AGROVOC Term:	Biodiversity
AGROVOC Term:	Medicinal plants
AGROVOC Term:	Traditional knowledge
AGROVOC Term:	Vegetation types
AGROVOC Term:	Phytosociology
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21578

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