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Debnath, D.
- Stakeholders Approach for Medicinal Plants Cultivation : a Case Study from Tamil Nadu
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Indian Forester, Vol 135, No 5 (2009), Pagination: 647-654Abstract
India is recognised as one of the countries having the oldest, richest and most diverse cultural traditions associated with the use of herbal medicines. But due to over-harvesting in their natural habitats, many medicinal plants have been put on the endangered list of IUCN. These can not be exported from India, though the Planning Commission, Govt. of India, has set up plans to increase trade in medicinal plants extracts. Hence, cultivation is preferable to in-situ conservation, as recommended by National Medicinal Plants Board and simultaneously the dissemination of knowledge for trade for the livelihood security of the Indian ruralites. The Tamil Nadu experiment in Vellore Forest Division in the Vellore District has developed a model of stakeholders approach for cultivating the medicinal plants. This is an outcome of the Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project (TAP), sponsored by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). This is a collaborative effort of a traditional Sidda Practitioner, the Forest Department and the local communities. Beginning from awareness development towards the benefits of the herbal medicines by the local medicinal practitioners, development of the medicinal plants garden, to the involvement of Self-Help groups for planting the medicinal plants in their kitchen garden and homestead land for their livelihoods promotion. This paper attempts to develop a model through various stakeholders for cultivation of medicinal plants.Keywords
Medicinal Plants, Conservation, Stakeholders, Livelihood Promotion
- Population Estimation of Golden Jackal (Canis Aureus) Using Different Methods in Various Habitats of Cachar District, Southern Assam
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D. Debnath
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P. Choudhury
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1 Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Assam University, Silchar-788011
1 Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Assam University, Silchar-788011
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Indian Forester, Vol 139, No 10 (2013), Pagination: 888-894Abstract
Golden jackal (Canis aureus) is one of the top carnivores distributed in different habitats in Cachar district, Assam (India). Survey was conducted in the three representative habitats of Cachar district, Barak Valley, Assam (India), viz. Reserve Forest, Tea garden and unprotected forests from January to June, 2013 for estimation of minimum population by both direct (sighting) and indirect (howling and active den) survey methods. From the study, more number of jackals were documented by howling survey (n=89), followed by direct sighting (n=22) and active den survey (n=14). Among 2 the different population survey, jackal density was also found more in howling survey (1.85 per km2) followed by 2 2 sighting survey (0.46 per km2) and in active den survey (0.29 per km2). In sighting survey, from all areas sampled, the species was sighted. Highest number of individuals in total was sighted in tea gardens (n=8) followed equally by reserve forest (n=7) and unprotected forest (n=7).Keywords
Active Den, Density, Golden Jackal, Howling, Minimum Population, SightingReferences
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