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Which traditional practice involves community conservation of forest patches dedicated to deities, preserving biodiversity?

  1. Sacred groves
  2. Shifting cultivation
  3. Terrace farming
  4. Mixed cropping

Answer: Sacred groves

Sacred groves (Devrai in Maharashtra, Kavu in Kerala, Jahera in Jharkhand) are community-protected forest patches dedicated to local deities. They conserve endemic flora/fauna and exemplify eco-spiritual traditional knowledge.

Topic Interdisciplinary - Culture & Environment
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC
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