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Acta Biomedica Scientia

Volume 1, Issue 2, 2013
Mcmed International
Acta Biomedica Scientia
Issn
2348 - 215X (Print), 2348 - 2168 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF BIORESOURCES AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF KANI TRIBES IN KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.
Author
A. John De Britto*, S. Sundar, S. Sivasankar and T. Leon Stephan Raj
Email
bjohnde@yahoo.co.in
keyword
Kani tribals, Bioresources, Cultural activities, Ethnomedicine, Indigenous Knowledge, Western Ghats.
Abstract
Bioresources include all products and services emanating from natural environment that satisfies the needs and wants of humans. The survival of mankind depends upon the availability of bioresources and their proper management. The present study enumerates the cultural aspects and sustainable utilization of bioresources of Kanikaran tribes in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. The study area of Kanyakumari districts consists of 52 Kani settlements. The settlements are periodically visited from January 2015 to September 2015. In each visit the data are collected by informal interview, about Socio-cultural aspect and sustainable utilization of bio-resources used for their ultimate life. The study found that these people are highly dependent on the bio-resources for their livelihood even in this age of scientific and technological development.
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