ABSTRACT

Sacred groves are part of landscape containing trees, animals, other forms of life and geographical features that are conserved by human societies because of their religious belief. These sacred sites have large biodiversity rich area and we can obtain large number of medicinal plants, fodder, fuel wood, fruits and many more things of daily uses of human kindfrom these areas. Sacred groves also inhabit threatened and endangered species. Our present study area is Deshnoke Oran of Bikaner District, Rajasthan that inhabits many significant plants species which needs to be conserved. There are many factors which are adversely affecting plants, growing in this area including overgrazing, overexploitation, and various anthropogenic activities. So, this present study brings in light various measures to conserve the plants species of this particular area. Keywords: Sacred grove, Oran, Deshnok, Conservation
Publication date: 01/11/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.11.5234