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Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Threatened Medicinal Plants of North East India
Published in Amit Baran Sharangi, K. V. Peter, Medicinal Plants, 2023
Kalkame Ch. Momin, N. Surmina Devi
In-situ conservation involves the protecting the species in natural or semi-natural state in their dwelling environment. It has the potential to conserve wild family of crop plant species, their landraces and traditional cultivars. In-situ conservation can be achieved by different methods. The locally available landraces are preserved and managed in their natural area by means of in-situ method. Plant species and probable protected area for preserving the plants in-situ should be finalized based on the biodiversity map and policy of the government. An effort has been made in Garo hills district of Meghalaya, where more than 10,000 ha of land have been acknowledged as endangered reservation for different species of Citrus plants. The Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, had identified 18 biosphere reserves based on survey data and four (04) of them are situated under the NE region (Table 10.6).
Conservation – A Strategy to Overcome Shortages of Ayurveda Herbs
Published in D. Suresh Kumar, Ayurveda in the New Millennium, 2020
S. Noorunnisa Begum, K. Ravikumar
Most medicinal plants are endemic species, and their medicinal properties are mainly because of the presence of secondary metabolites that respond to stimuli in natural environments, and may not be expressed under culture conditions (Figueiredo et al. 2009; Coley et al. 2003). In situ conservation is the process of conserving the living species, especially the wild and endangered species in their natural habitats and environment. In situ conservation of biodiversity includes biosphere reserves and national parks (Hamilton and Hamilton 2006). In situ conservation of whole communities allows us to protect indigenous plants and maintain natural communities, along with their intricate network of relationships (Gepts 2006).
Ecotourism with a Hand-Lens
Published in Evelyn Brister, Robert Frodeman, A Guide to Field Philosophy, 2020
Ricardo Rozzi, María Teresa La Valle, Shaun Russell, Bernard Goffinet, Francisca Massardo
Step 4: Implementation of areas for in situ biocultural conservation. FEP requires participants to contribute to biocultural conservation actions: for example, the implementation of in situ conservation areas. This conservation fieldwork fosters a sense of responsibility as citizens who are ecologically and ethically educated proactively participate in care of the diversity of habitats and their various forms of life. For example, participants have contributed to the creation of the “Miniature Forests of Cape Horn Interpretive Trail” at Omora Park. Today, this trail allows visitors to observe and enjoy the diversity of habitats, species, and ecological interactions. In addition, during guided visits to the trail FEP participants invite various institutions and members of society to join initiatives to protect the diversity of habitats and their multifaceted communities of small and large co-inhabitants in Cape Horn and/or other regions of the world. In this way, FEP has helped to establish an institutional platform at Omora Park that integrates scientific research, education, and ecotourism, at the same time that it (re-)integrates philosophy with sciences, arts, and humanities.
Herbal remedies used by traditional healers to treat haemorrhoids in Tabora region, Tanzania
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
David Sylvester Kacholi, Halima Mvungi Amir
Agricultural expansion (45%), followed by deforestation (31%), fire (14%) and overgrazing (10%) were mentioned by THs to be the major threats to the MPs resources. Likewise, in Ethiopia, agricultural expansion is the main challenge in conserving MPs (Tefera and Kim 2019). Moreover, the THs established that the younger generations are unwilling to learn this traditional healing practice. Hence, a great deal of important information regarding MPs could be lost when THs and elders die without sharing knowledge with the younger generations. The THs recommended planting MPs, followed by soil and water conservation, provision of awareness and protection of nearby forests as suitable methods for conserving and protecting MPs. In addition, the study suggests that in situ and ex situ conservation, good agricultural practices, and sustainable harvesting solutions should be sufficiently considered for the sustainability of MPs resources.