Traditional Knowledge System and Biodiversity Conservation in Uttarakhand
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The Indian Knowledge System contains a wealth of traditional knowledge which held by localcommunities across India. This study was focused on traditional ecological knowledge of Uttarakhand,which includes sacred natural sites (sacred groves, forest, pastures, and water bodies), dedicating forestto deity, cultural practices, and festivals, etc. Traditional Knowledge plays a vital role in biodiversityconservation in the Himalayan ecosystem. It includes a profound understanding of plants and animals,medicine, and sustainable practices for conserving and managing the natural resources and theirecosystem. The study concludes that the association of tradition with environment is inherited in themountain communities of Uttarakhand. Also, one cannot think about biodiversity conservation andsustainability in the mountain ecosystem without traditional knowledge.
Author: Priyanka Negi
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6930724422
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