Stakeholder motivation for the conservation of sacred groves in south India: An analysis of environmental perceptions of rural and urban neighbourhood communities

Ballullaya, U. Prashanth; Reshmi, K.S.; Rajesh, T.P.; Manoj, K.; Lowman, Margaret D.; Sinu, Palatty Allesh

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104213

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“…more urban respondents) had a stronger appreciation of recreational values and a weaker perception of spiritual values. This is consistent with previous studies that have linked the values held by urban communities with regard to sacred groves primarily to their environmental merits (Landry Yuan et al., 2020; Prashanth Ballullaya et al., 2019). The same studies, however, recognised that rural communities valued sacred groves beyond for spiritual reasons, as supporting their livelihoods—something that was less evident in our survey.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In contrast, the harvesting of wild plant resources and social relations were considered less important. This seems different from findings from India, where the non‐destructive extraction of plant products is a major benefit of sacred groves for local people (Prashanth Ballullaya et al., 2019), and where sacred groves are socially important meeting places (Blicharska et al., 2013). Recreational values were rated with the lowest importance, as has been found elsewhere (Allendorf et al., 2014).…”

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confidence: 65%

“…Changing cultural traditions (Ormsby, 2013) were also expressed as threats, however, for example a general disrespect for sacred groves, littering, excessive visitor numbers and a lack of maintenance (often leading to increased wildfires). Unlike other sacred groves (Prashanth Ballullaya et al., 2019), economic and social pressures from outside the villages appeared to play a minor role.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Adherence to religious and social taboos and fear of repercussions are prime factors in conserving sacred groves world‐wide (Barre et al., 2009; Negi, 2010; Prashanth Ballullaya et al., 2019), most notably by driving the conservation‐friendly behaviour of people (e.g. against harming snakes, Landry Yuan et al., 2020).…”

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“…The northeast has also taken up land restoration and conservation practices (Brahma et al, 2017;Ghosh et al, 2010) with a visible improvement in land quality. The southern region is still struggling to reach this goal yet making progress through small steps like performing conservation practices through religious belief (Ballullaya, Reshmi, Rajesh, Manoj, & Lowman, 2019) and watershed management (Balasubramani, 2019). Nevertheless, the work still suffers from some minor limitations.…”

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Monitoring land sensitivity to desertification using the ESAI approach and evaluation of the key indicators: A spatio‐temporal study in India

Rajbanshi

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2021

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Desertification is one of the primary environmental problems that negatively affect agricultural production leading to poverty, hunger, and economic instability in a country like India. A holistic study is therefore extremely valuable rather than localized ones for addressing this issue and its' further consequences. In this study, the environmentally sensitive area index (ESAI) has been used to identify the areas vulnerable to desertification from 1992 to 2015 in India. In addition to this, the random forest (RF) model was used to identify the drivers with major influence over the phenomenon. The result revealed that the desertification process has extended from the west and spread over the southern region in the Country. Among the states of India, Rajasthan and Ladakh possess the highest mean ESAI values (1.5–1.7), where 87.61% and 83.83% of land, respectively, are critically degraded due to desertification. According to the Mann‐Kendall mutation point detection test, the years of 1996, 2009, and 2014 were identified as the abrupt change of desertification processes over the Country. The most severe form of degradation is observed in the period between 1997 and 2009, where the highly sensitive (Critical‐3) area increased up to 37.44%. Based on variable importance for the RF‐model, drought resistance has the highest importance among all the other inputs that is, 46% followed by erosion protection with 20%. Our study also points out that 33.76% of the land of the Country is still classed under a very high critical zone and without any immediate action; it may result in irreversible loss.

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Cultural Urban Ecosystem Services

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There is an increasing recognition of the contribution of cultural ecosystem services to human wellbeing, however, research is scarce on the topic in the Global South. Evidence on urban cultural ecosystem services tends to focus on recreation and cities from the Global North. Cultural services such as social cohesion and cultural heritage are often overlooked from research. Global South realities are different from the Global North, given the proportion of indigenous communities, urbanisation dynamics, and environmental inequities. This chapter will address these topics by synthesising research carried out in the Global South and contrasting results with general discourses derived from studies in the Global North. The chapter closes by considering the way forward towards the research of ecosystem services in the Global South.

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Stakeholder motivation for the conservation of sacred groves in south India: An analysis of environmental perceptions of rural and urban neighbourhood communities

Cited by 21 publications

References 44 publications

Social dynamics of values, taboos and perceived threats around sacred groves in Kurdistan, Iran

Social dynamics of values, taboos and perceived threats around sacred groves in Kurdistan, Iran

Monitoring land sensitivity to desertification using the ESAI approach and evaluation of the key indicators: A spatio‐temporal study in India

Cultural Urban Ecosystem Services

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