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Traditional knowledge systems and conservation practices in tribal society of western Himalayas: a case study of district Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh Lal Chaman*, Prasher RS Department of Social Sciences, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230, HP, India *Email forcorrespondence: negi.chaman9@gmail.com
Online published on 25 July, 2018. Abstract The tribal people of Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh constitute a special category of economically backward due to its inaccessibility and inhospitable geo-climatic set up of the region. Subsistence agriculture, livestock rearing and trading of the minor forest products are the only means of economic activities of the marginal people. These people have accumulated their own innovative traditional knowledge and have developed a congenial relationship with the locally available biological resources and diverse geo-climatic conditions thus establishing a perfect harmony with the nature. These people since time immemorial are practicing the indigenous means of conservation of cultural and biological diversity. The existence of an age old tradition of preserving forests on the ground of religious and mythological beliefs has become a key factor in the revival of degraded areas. Ameaningful development of the area could only be achieved when cultural practices (based on indigenous knowledge) are supplemented with the adoption of modern techniques of agriculture at large by the locals to cope up with labour shortage and increasing the farm productivity. Most of marginal farmers of the region are still relying on subsistence agriculture and are not familiar with surplus production. This might be due to non-availability of markets in the vicinity although the local produce has great demand outside also. Top Keywords Tribal societies, indigenous knowledge, conservation practices, natural resource management, sustainable development. Top | |
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