SHIFTING CULTIVATION: TRADITION, DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT & CONSERVATION

The book primarily deals with different sections of traditional cultivation practices/shifting cultivation techniques, crop plant diversity, management and conservation research. Importance is given on enabling the reader to understand the concepts and various approaches to different areas of traditional techniques practiced by different tribes of Arunachal Pradesh.In the changing world, where the biodiversity is increasingly threatened, ecologist and conservationist are playing a major role in providing scientific inputs in conservation efforts. Therefore, there has been a need to compile and collate the research findings in these areas and link bio sciences research with biodiversity and environment conservation and sustainable development.The volume comprises original research contributed by two authors who are eminent scholars of various fields of biodiversity conservation. The book would be excellent references for researchers, policy makers and practitioners.