The Role of Environmental Traditional  Knowledge on Biodiversity Conservation in  the Shir–Ahmad Wildlife Refuge– Iran

Roohollah Behzad; Dr. R. G. Jaybhaye

Volume : II, Issue : VI, June - 2013

The Role of Environmental Traditional Knowledge on Biodiversity Conservation in the Shir–Ahmad Wildlife Refuge– Iran

Roohollah Behzad, Dr. R. G. Jaybhaye

Abstract :

Traditional knowledge, indigenous knowledge or even local knowledge�s are refer to those kind of knowledge�s that local community are in believes and these are critical and necessary for surviving, over those region. The aim of this research is regarding to understanding the role of these traditional knowledge in environmental protection and biodiversity conservation in the Shir-Ahmad wildlife refuge in Sabzevar- Iran with the help of questionnaire survey and floristic study of this wildlife and the villages near the study region.