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Development of a Hydrological Vulnerability Index (HVI) for Sustainable Watershed Management in Indian River Basins Using SWAT-GIS Modeling and RRV Framework

Author(s) Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Agarwal, Anil Kumar Singh
Country India
Abstract The tribal communities of East and West Singhbhum districts in Jharkhand, India, retain a rich corpus of ethnomedicinal knowledge that is central to cultural identity and ecological sustainability. This research, conducted between 2022 and 2024, systematically documents and analyzes the plant-based healing traditions practiced by seven major tribal groups—Oraon, Santhal, Ho, Munda, Kharia, Bhumij, and Sabar. A total of 90 informants were engaged, including 40 traditional healers (aged 24–82 years) and 50 community members (aged 14–85 years). Field investigations recorded 54 medicinal plant species belonging to 28 families, with Fabaceae (18%), Moraceae (12%), and Malvaceae (9%) emerging as dominant contributors. Quantitative analyses revealed a strong positive correlation between age and retention of ethnobotanical knowledge (r = 0.78, p < 0.001), alongside significant gender-based differences in knowledge distribution. The findings highlight both the depth of indigenous plant knowledge and the vulnerabilities it faces due to socio-cultural transitions and declining intergenerational transmission. This study underscores the urgency of integrating community knowledge into biodiversity conservation frameworks and provides a scientific foundation for developing culturally sensitive strategies to safeguard ethnomedicinal traditions.
Keywords Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Indigenous knowledge, Tribal medicine, Knowledge transmission, Conservation strategies
Field Engineering
Published In Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-12-23
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