11, No. 2, 2013 Analysis of Local Attitudes Toward the S... Analysis of Local Attitudes Toward the Sacred Groves of Meghalaya and Karnataka, India This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer ...

232-242 (11 pages) Sacred groves are areas that are conserved by communities for spiritual or cultural beliefs. They often have associated limitations on activities within the forest. India is ...

Effectively, the decision would transfer the sacred groves from community protection ... In T.N. Godavarman v. Union of India, the Supreme Court ordered that ‘forest land’ in Section 2 ...

BHUBANESWAR: Close to 11,000 sacred groves - integral to Odisha ... While ethnic groups have differently named their groves, these vary in size, location and natural characteristics.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Rajasthan government to grant legal protection to sacred groves or Orans in Rajasthan as “forests” and carry out a district-wise ...

But when they leave — believing their sins have been cleansed by the redemptive bath — they leave with one thing in common: their foreheads display a sacred stroke of color.

For sacred groves and other ecosystems to thrive, a paradigm shift is needed: one that empowers local communities and embraces diversity in management practices The Supreme Court’s recent ...

These sacred groves are also crucial to the fight against ... Carbon stock and capture potential data of urban forests in India can aid the integration of such forest patches in REDD+ (United ...