9.INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN RELATION TO CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREST BIODIVERSITY OF ASSAM by P. HAZARIKA_ NILAKSHI KAKATI AND R.K. KALITA

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  • P. HAZARIKA, NILAKSHI KAKATI AND R.K. KALITA,

Abstract

Indigenous knowledges (IKs) on biodiversity are outcome of symbiosis of indigenous people with forests and their habitat while utilizing the forest bioresources and complementary phenomena essentially valued for development human civilization. Various tribes and communities of Assam have their own indigenous traditional knowledge (ITK) and indigenous cultural practices due to their constant and intimate association with rich forest biodiversity relate to its diverse forest types including wet evergreen to tropical rain forest & dry deciduous forest to riparian forests. A systematic study was done for IKs documentation regarding conservation and management of forest biodiversity of Assam to facilitate national development efforts. The study revealed that IKs are instrumental in identifying and locating forest resources for management which are useful for conservation of forest biodiversity and ensuring promotion of sustainable practices with varieties of traditional value-added products. Homesteads and patch vegetations near to villages may be considered as important ex-situ conservation sites of the state’s biodiversity. About 373 plant species of 109 families are recorded in the homesteads of 27 villages, which were being domesticated from the natural forests and utilized for food, fodder, medicinal, spices, aromatic and essential oil, fibers, dyes, beverage, pesticides yielding species, timber, fuelwood, handicraft items, ornamental and aesthetic etc. Some biodiversity have unique importance as they are rare, endangered and endemic. The study also identified indigenous knowledge in their activities, skills and strategies for cultivation, management, processing of bioresources, value addition and beliefs in cultural and ritual practices of the communities of Assam with respect to forest biodiversity.
KEY WORDS: Biodiversity, Bioresources, Indigenous forest knowledge, conservation and management.

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P. HAZARIKA, NILAKSHI KAKATI AND R.K. KALITA,

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN RELATION TO CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREST BIODIVERSITY OF ASSAM
P. HAZARIKA, NILAKSHI KAKATI AND R.K. KALITA,
BIOPROSPECTING AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE DIVISION, RAIN FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
P.O. BOX 136, SOTAI, A.T. ROAD, JORHAT-785001 (ASSAM). Corresponding author’s e-mail: hazarikap@icfre.org

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2015-05-01

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NILAKSHI KAKATI AND R.K. KALITA, P. H. (2015). 9.INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN RELATION TO CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREST BIODIVERSITY OF ASSAM by P. HAZARIKA_ NILAKSHI KAKATI AND R.K. KALITA. LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS, 63, 64 to 93. Retrieved from https://petsd.org/ojsnov/index.php/lifesciencesleaflets/article/view/848

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Vol. 63 (2015): May, 2015.....ISSN 0976 - 1098(On Line) ISSN 2277 - 4297(Print)

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