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| Title: | Biocultural value and conservation of “tara” tree (Calamus erectus Roxb.) at biodiversity hot-spot: A study with Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Authors: | Singh, Ranjay K
Srivastava, R C
Padung, Egul
Rallen, Orik
Taki, Genang |
| Keywords: | Tara (Calamus erectus)
Biocultural value
Conservation
Adi tribe
Arunachal Pradesh |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl.8:A61K 36/00, A01G 1/00, A01G 17/00, A01G 19/00, A23L 1/00, A23L 1/06, A23L 2/02 |
| Abstract: | Arunachal Pradesh is considered as one of
the megabiodiversity centres, and lies in eastern Himalayas.
State is abode of 26 major tribes (with 110 sub-tribes) who have developed unique cultural bonds
with the forest resources across the five distinct climates, thus sustaining
tremendous biocultural diversity in the state. With passage of time, now
sustainability of biocultural resources and related livelihoods are questioned
with various environmental and anthropogenic factors. Present study reports
biocultural value of tara (Calamus erectus Roxb.) for Adi
tribe and its conservation by them. Study was conducted in selected villages of
East Siang district (in subtropical climate) of Arunachal Pradesh.
Methods used for data collection include personal interviews, participant observations,
transect walking and historical and anthropological records from selected Adi members. Results indicated that tara is an important
resource for making house roof and handicrafts. The handicrafts are important
source of income for Adi women. In remote
villages, a considerable number of Adi people
depend on tara
therefore they conserve it. Elderly Adi
members living in remote villages have greater amount of biocultural knowledge
on use of tara.
Conservation status of Calamus erectus
was observed to be greater in community forests which are managed by indigenous
informal institution- called Kebang
headed by Gaon Burha. The prime need
of the time is to plan strategy for participatory conservation of tara (Calamus
erectus) by involving Adi people and giving them economic
incentives. Tara has been in use of Adi members of mountain ecosystems for
generations with cultural attachment, hence there is a need of policy to
promote its use with the help of scientific value addition that may promote
economic viability of Calamus erectus even in the changing social systems also.
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| Page(s): | 514-519 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(3) [July 2012]
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