The report provides information of importance for identifying the scope of an international ABS regime, and offers contributions to the discussion of the usefulness and possible design of a sectoral approach to ABS within the framework of an international regime.

Study suggests that instead of macro, the micro level of planning of research and conservation strategy would be required for sustaining the biodiversity and related socio-ecological systems.

This study reveals that Arecanut agroforests provides cash income, medicine, timber, fuelwood and edibles for household consumption as well as for sale.

This volume on Indigenous Religions in The Library of Essays on Sexuality and Religion series focuses on indigenous religions and their attitudes towards human sexuality.

This document is a collection of case studies and articles that address how relationships between humans and nature function in socio-ecological production landscapes around the world. The examples highlight the various physical structures, management techniques and governance systems that characterize these landscapes, as well as the benefits they provide for biodiversity and human well-being, the threats they currently face, and ways to address these threats.

The ethnobotanical study revealed use of 9 plant species belonging to different families to cure cuts and wounds.

The research work was initiated in the vicinity of Ukhimath (block head) of Uttarakhand state, as it has unique habitat specificity and availability of Vaidyas.

Ethnomedicinal survey among the tribe Mech in the Duars region of West Bengal recorded 10 plant based formulations from the traditional healers to treat jaundice.

A repository on good practices that address the challenge of water scarcity, the publication outlines how a joint project in Rajasthan has resulted in a 140 percent decline in expenditure costs per household.

The paper includes the traditional knowledge of medicine, which is prevalent in the area and also aims to provide information on the concepts like health and disease.