Answer:
Conservation
of forests and wildlife was prevalent as 'nature worship' among tribal
communities and in villages. Examples are tuisi plants, banana leaves and sanctity
of the cow. Such cultural beliefs helped preserve the plant and animal species
without creating harm to the ecosystem. Large scale people's movement like the Chipko
Movement in Uttarakhand and the Narmada Bachao Andolan in Madhya Pradesh
indicate involvement of local communities in conserving forests and wildlife.
Thus, all conservation practices and programmes should be eco-friendly,
people friendly and economically acceptable. Developmental projects undertaken
by the government should not be at the cost of destruction of forests and loss
of people's livelihoods.
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