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How do sacred groves help in the conservation of biodiversity?

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(i) These are the patches or grove of cultivated trees which are community protected and are based on strong religious belief systems which usually have a significant religious connotation for protecting community.
(ii) 448 grooves were documented throughout Tamil Nadu. Example: Banagudi shola
(iii) These groves provide a number of ecosystem services to the neighbourhood like protecting watershed, fodder, medicinal plants and micro climate control.
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