Titel: Documenting and Evaluating Traditional Conservation Practice between the Ethnic Groups in Four Districts of Greater Mymensingh Region

Documenting and Evaluating Traditional Conservation Practice between the Ethnic Groups in Four Districts of Greater Mymensingh Region

Masterarbeit, 2006
55 Seiten, Note: 01

Leseprobe

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. General
1.2. Review of literature
1.3. Aims and objectives

2. STUDY AREA
2.1. Bangladesh
2.2. Study site

3. METHOD

4. RESULTS
4.1. Overall Documentation
4.2. Documentation of animal use for the conservation purpose by different ethnic communities
4.3. Documentation of plant use for the conservation purpose by different ethnic communities
4.4. Documented dominant animal species in different sacred groves
4.5. Documented plant species in different sacred groves

5. DISCUSSION

6. RECOMMENDATION

7. REFERENCES

APPENDIX

Frequently Asked Questions

What role do totems and taboos play in biodiversity conservation?

They act as traditional social rules that protect specific animals and plants from being hunted or harvested, effectively acting as an indigenous conservation method.

What is the definition of a "taboo" in this context?

A taboo is a prohibition of an act or the use of an object under the threat of punishment, often considering the object sacred or forbidden.

How many species were recorded in the Mymensingh region study?

The study recorded 11 animal and 6 plant species related to taboos, and 24 animal and 27 plant species related to conservation-oriented totems.

What are "sacred groves"?

Sacred groves are areas of vegetation preserved by ethnic communities due to religious or cultural beliefs, which harbor dominant animal and plant species.

Which ethnic groups were involved in the research?

The research focused on various ethnic communities living in four districts of the Greater Mymensingh region in Bangladesh.

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Details

Titel: Documenting and Evaluating Traditional Conservation Practice between the Ethnic Groups in Four Districts of Greater Mymensingh Region
Hochschule: Jahangirnagar University
Note: 01
Autor: Bibhuti Bhushan Mitra (Autor:in)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seiten: 55
Katalognummer: V365664
ISBN (eBook): 9783668489080
ISBN (Buch): 9783668489097
Dateigröße: 744 KB
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagworte: documenting evaluating traditional conservation practice ethnic groups four districts greater mymensingh region
Produktsicherheit: GRIN Publishing GmbH
Preis (Ebook): US$ 20,99
Preis (Book): US$ 30,99

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