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Traditional Knowledge for Management of Biodiversity – Case study of Van Gujjars in Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand

Author: Kanchan Puri, Ritesh Joshi and Satish C. Garkoti

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Abstract

It can be rightly said that India’s biodiversity is found in areas inhabited by indigenous and local communities which have rich traditions of knowledge associated with bioresources. Today’s ecological problems have become a major threat to the livelihood security of the poor people which are the custodians of biodiversity. We all know the importance of biodiversity, especially among the ethnic and local people living in forest who are totally dependent on them. This note highlights the traditional knowledge possessed by Van Gujjars living in the Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand.

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Biodiversity, Van Gujjars, Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand

Conclusion

Signed by 150 government leaders at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is dedicated to promoting sustainable development. The Convention recognizes that biological diversity is about more than plants, animals and micro organisms and their ecosystems – it is about people and our need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a clean and healthy environment in which to live (https://www.cbd.int/convention/). CBD commits countries to prepare inventories of the bioresources, to monitor and take steps to conserve them. In order to help in realizing the objectives of CBD, India has enacted an umbrella legislation called the Biological Diversity Act 2002 aimed at conservation of biological resources and associated knowledge as well as facilitating access to them in a sustainable manner (www.moef.nic.in). The Act provides provisions for regulated access to biological resources by bonafide end users for various purposes including

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How to cite this article

Puri, Kanchan, Joshi, Ritesh and Garkoti, Satish C. (2021). Traditional Knowledge for Management of Biodiversity – Case study of Van Gujjars in Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(1): 74-76.