Plant cultural indicators of forest resources from the Himalayan high mountains: implications for improving agricultural resilience, subsistence, and forest restoration
Shiekh Marifatul Haq,
Aadil Abdullah Khoja,
Muhammad Waheed
et al.
Abstract:Aim
Biocultural legacy practices are intricately tied to forestry resources, ethnic identity, and social cohesiveness. This study aims to determine the plant cultural values of forest resources and identify plant cultural indicators in each ethnic group, which can aid in long-term natural resource management plans in the current debate on socioenvironmental and ecological transitions.
Methods
Semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations were employed to collect data for a compr… Show more
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