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Decision Support Framework for the Management and Conservation of Wild Edible Plants in Maharashtra, India


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1 Bioconcepts, Shantiniketan Society Road, 11, DP Road, Aundh, Pune 411 067, India
2 lives at A3/Flat No. 11, Bramha Baug, B.T. Kavade Road, Mundhwa, Pune 411 036, India
3 IUCN SSC Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group, 34/6, Gulawani Maharaj Road, Pune 411 004, India
 

Wild edible plants (WEPs) are important in ethnobiological research in India. Maharashtra has been chosen as a case study to understand the state of knowledge about WEPs and their use for sustainable development. A total of 436 edible plants have been listed so far, but documentation of management practices is less and needs systematic research in the future. We suggest future action research themes and a decision-support framework for using WEPs in Maharashtra.

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Conservation, Indigenous Knowledge, Sustainable Development, Wild Edible Plants.
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Authors

Poorva Joshi
Bioconcepts, Shantiniketan Society Road, 11, DP Road, Aundh, Pune 411 067, India
Manali Rane
lives at A3/Flat No. 11, Bramha Baug, B.T. Kavade Road, Mundhwa, Pune 411 036, India
Aparna Watve
IUCN SSC Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group, 34/6, Gulawani Maharaj Road, Pune 411 004, India

Abstract


Wild edible plants (WEPs) are important in ethnobiological research in India. Maharashtra has been chosen as a case study to understand the state of knowledge about WEPs and their use for sustainable development. A total of 436 edible plants have been listed so far, but documentation of management practices is less and needs systematic research in the future. We suggest future action research themes and a decision-support framework for using WEPs in Maharashtra.

Keywords


Conservation, Indigenous Knowledge, Sustainable Development, Wild Edible Plants.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv124%2Fi4%2F414-417