@misc{530, keywords = {deforestation, terraces, India, Kolli Hills, forest gardens, bench terraces, tree species}, author = {B. Rajasekaran and D. Michael Warren}, title = {Using indigenous knowledge as a tool for socioeconomic development and biodiversity conservation in the hilly regions of India: The case of Kolli Hills}, abstract = {

Report submitted to the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER).

The specific objectives of this paper are:

  1. to explore the diversity of indigenous knowledge systems of indigenous peoples of the Kolli Hills with respect to agroforestry systems;
  2. to identify the factors forcing indigenous peoples to engage in activities that erode agroforestry systems; and
  3. to formulate policy interventions for effectively using indigenous knowledge for meeting socioeconomic needs and conserving biodiversity. (author)
}, year = {1994}, month = {05/1994}, note = {See also: IK for socioeconomic development and biodiversity conservation: The Kolli hills}, language = {English}, }