About Sacred groves are clusters of trees which are protected and sustained by the local communities because of their cultural and spiritual significance. It usually consists of a dense cover of vegetation including climbers, herbs, shrubs and trees, with the …
What are sacred groves? Sacred groves comprise patches of forests or natural vegetation – from a few trees to forests of several acres – that are usually dedicated to local folk deities. These spaces are protected by local communities because …
Context Sacred groves are small forest patches conserved by local people through religious beliefs, traditional sentiments, and taboos and are repositories of many threatened species; they are popularly called living biological heritage sites as they contain rich diversity. The existence …