Hi Ritesh ji A great photo ... truly it gives us an awareness about the what a malpractice can lead to!! Thanks for sharing. Tanay
On 8 January 2012 18:36, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear all, > > I don't know whether my post is suitable for this title or not but the > intention behind this post is to spread awareness among eFlora members. I > am sure Dr. Pankaj is going to be the most disheartened person to see this > post. The picture was taken at Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal > Pradesh in which you can find some burnt orchids... ..a result of the > 'Slash and Burn' Cultivation Practice (Jhum-Cultivation). > > Despite intensive government efforts to control Jhum cultivation > throughout the states of NE India, it is still prevalent in a vast area of > the region. As a result, we are losing a number of rare, endemic and wild > plant species day by day. I understand the socio-cultural and livelihood > implications of the local inhabitants but.....how we can bring back those > precious plants which are already burnt? I personally feel this practice as > an unfortunate one. > > Do we need to review the policies? What do u feel? > > Comments awaited! > > Regards, > Ritesh. > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
