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what is the relationship between Vedas and forest management​

Answer 1

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Question :-

what is the relationship between Vedas and forest management.

Answer :-

In particular, the religious texts such as Aranyakas ("forest" works), Upanishad, and Smritis contain many descriptions on the uses and management of forests, and highlight sustainability as an implicit theme. According to the Vedic traditions, every village will attain wholeness only when certain types of forests are present. Some of these are, however, equivalent to the 'protected areas' and 'production forests' of today. The concept of participatory forest management, an important forest management paradigm today, also was prevalent in ancient India, as illustrated by the example of a village committee overseeing the maintenance of forests. During the late Vedic period (c. 500 BC; 1000 BC - eds.) with the emergence of agriculture as the dominant economic activity, the concept of cultural landscapes such as sacred forests and groves, sacred corridors, and a variety of ethnoforestry practices evolved, which continued into the post-Vedic period (c. 1000 to 200 BC). The Himalayas since Vedic times also have been home for an array of medicinal plants and other resources. Furthermore, several Indian trees and shrubs were regarded as sacred because of their medicinal/aesthetic/natural qualities as well as their proximity to a particular deity. Religion was probably used in ancient India as a tool to protect nature and natural resources and several instances of worshiping the trees have been reported from different parts of the country, besides a wide range of ethnoforestry practices. All these probably highlight the conservation ethos of ancient Indian people.

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Answer 2

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In particular, the religious texts such as Aranyakas ("forest" works), Upanishad, and Smritis contain many descriptions on the uses and management of forests, and highlight sustainability as an implicit theme. According to the Vedic traditions, every village will attain wholeness only when certain types of forests are present. Some of these are, however, equivalent to the 'protected areas' and 'production forests' of today. The concept of participatory forest management, an important forest management paradigm today, also was prevalent in ancient India, as illustrated by the example of a village committee overseeing the maintenance of forests. During the late Vedic period (c. 500 BC; 1000 BC - eds.) with the emergence of agriculture as the dominant economic activity, the concept of cultural landscapes such as sacred forests and groves, sacred corridors, and a variety of ethnoforestry practices evolved, which continued into the post-Vedic period (c. 1000 to 200 BC). The Himalayas since Vedic times also have been home for an array of medicinal plants and other resources. Furthermore, several Indian trees and shrubs were regarded as sacred because of their medicinal/aesthetic/natural qualities as well as their proximity to a particular deity. Religion was probably used in ancient India as a tool to protect nature and natural resources and several instances of worshiping the trees have been reported from different parts of the country, besides a wide range of ethnoforestry practices. All these probably highlight the conservation ethos of ancient Indian people.

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