Question

What was common between: village Khejrali (Jodhpur)- Rajasthan and village Reni Gharwal in Himalayas?

Answer 1

Natural resource conservation:

1. The conservation of wildlife and protecting biodiversity are involved in natural resource conservation.
2. Natural resources are wood, fodder, fruits and nuts, grass for grazing, and water for fishing.

Communities involved in wildlife conservation:

The Bishnoi community:

1. The Bishnoi community considered wildlife protection to be in their religion.
2. Amrita Devi Bishnoi and community members sacrificed their lives to save the khejri trees in the Khejari village in Rajasthan.

Reni Gharwal in the Himalayas:

1. The village's women in Gharwal hugged the trees to protect them from being cut down for logs.
2. The women initiated protests for conserving wildlife, known as the Chipko movement.

The similarity between the communities:

1. The similarity between the two villages, Reni Gharwal and Khejrali, is the involvement of local communities in the conservation of wildlife.
2. The local people of the two villages were involved in preserving the natural resources.