Research Article | Published: 30 November 2021

Biodiversity conservation through integration of traditional ethnic practices of Santhal tribe in Jharkhand, India

Chandra Bhanu Singh and Sutanu Lal Bondya

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 44 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 1-4 | 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-F23NZU | Cite this article

Abstract

The ethnobiological studies of Santhal tribe in Jharkhand reveal that certain aspects of their  ethnic knowledge need to be integrated in biodiversity conservation. The religious tenets of this tribe have great potential to help in conservation of some economically useful plants such as Areca catechu (Supari), Ficus religiosa (Pipal), Madhuca longifolia (Mahua), Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi), Semecarpus anacardium (Bhelwa), Shorea robusta (Sal) and Terminalia alata (Asan) in the entire region. The conservational insight of Santhals mirrors in their livestock composition indicating the domestication of fewer goat-sheep and more swine for meat protein aiming solely to avoid hunting of wild animals.

Keywords

Biodiversity conservation, Religious tenets, Sacred groove, Santhal tribe

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Singh, C.B. and Bondya, S.L., 2021. Biodiversity conservation through integration of traditional ethnic practices of Santhal tribe in Jharkhand, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 44(1), pp.1-4. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-F23NZU

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 03 May 2021

Manuscript Revised on 11 September 2021

Manuscript Accepted on 16 September 2021

Manuscript Published on 30 November 2021

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