Totem and taboo play a major role in biodiversity conservation. Totem usually means the animal or plant that is preserved or conserved by the members of a particular social group. Taboo means the prohibition of an act or the use of an object or word under pain of punishment. Originally it is a Polynesian word. Generally it is used as sacred or dangerous, unclean and forbidden meanings. The paper presents some conservation oriented totem and taboos from four districts of greater Mymensingh region of Bangladesh which are strictly involve in the life of ethnic communities. There are 11 species of animals and 6 species of plants have been recorded in this paper in the context of taboo. This paper presents also that 24 species of animals and 27 species of plants are related to the conservation oriented totem in the research area.
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. General
1.2. Review of literature
1.3. Aims and objectives
2. STUDY AREA
2.1. Bangladesh
2.2. Study site
3. METHOD
4. RESULTS
4.1. Overall Documentation
4.2. Documentation of animal use for the conservation purpose by different ethnic communities
4.3. Documentation of plant use for the conservation purpose by different ethnic communities
4.4. Documented dominant animal species in different sacred groves
4.5. Documented plant species in different sacred groves
5. DISCUSSION
6. RECOMMENDATION
7. REFERENCES
APPENDIX
Frequently Asked Questions
What role do totems and taboos play in biodiversity conservation?
They act as traditional social rules that protect specific animals and plants from being hunted or harvested, effectively acting as an indigenous conservation method.
What is the definition of a "taboo" in this context?
A taboo is a prohibition of an act or the use of an object under the threat of punishment, often considering the object sacred or forbidden.
How many species were recorded in the Mymensingh region study?
The study recorded 11 animal and 6 plant species related to taboos, and 24 animal and 27 plant species related to conservation-oriented totems.
What are "sacred groves"?
Sacred groves are areas of vegetation preserved by ethnic communities due to religious or cultural beliefs, which harbor dominant animal and plant species.
Which ethnic groups were involved in the research?
The research focused on various ethnic communities living in four districts of the Greater Mymensingh region in Bangladesh.
- Quote paper
- Bibhuti Bhushan Mitra (Author), 2006, Documenting and Evaluating Traditional Conservation Practice between the Ethnic Groups in Four Districts of Greater Mymensingh Region, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/365664
