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Contents : 1. Studies on Lifestyle and Livelihood Options of the Gujjar Tribe of Tissa Region of District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh in the Western Himalaya, 2. Ethno-medicinal Flora of Jammu and Kashmir: Taxonomic Diversity and Regional Distribution, 3. Taxo-ethnobotany of Ranunculus laetus Wall. ex D. Don (Ranunculaceae) a miracle herb for treatment of Alopecia areata, 4. A Review of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in Natural Disaster Management, 5. Contribution to the Flora of Keran Valley in Kashmir Himalaya, India, 6. Exploration of Ethnomedicinal Plants of Kani Tribes in Kaduvavetti, Vellimalai Range, Kanyakumari Wildlife. Sanctuary, Southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India, 7. Ethnobotanical Uses of Pteridophytes of District Rajouri, J&K, India, 8. Anticancer Activity of Ethanol Extracts of Aristolochia krisagathra and A. bracteata against Dalton Ascites Lymphoma, 9. Availability and Application of the Plant Resources of Khombheravnath, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India, 10. Useful Bio-resources of Pinjoli Watershed (Elephant Flat), West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, 11. Some Rare Ethno-Medicinal Plants of Lower Foot Hills of North-Western Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh, 12. Diversity and Ethno-Botanical Uses of Plants Belonging to Family Euphorbiaceae, Nainital (Kumaun Himalaya), 13. Threatened Medicinal Plants of Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh, 14. Ethnobotany of the Foliose Lichens of Jammu and Kashmir, ndia, 15. Study of Reproductive Biology for Conservation of Threatened Taxa: Some Case Histories. The present book provides an essence of rich ethnic, cultural and biological diversity of India. It also gives an insight about the traditional wisdom concerned with the identification, utilization and conservation of bioresources by different indigenous communities. Ethnobotany refers  to knowledge,innovation and practices gained over period of time and adopted by local inhabitants and transferred orally from one generation to another. Such knowledge is valuable not only to those who depend upon natural resources for their livelihood, but is equally important to herbal product based industries and agriculture. Therefore, this book contains valuable information on different aspects of ethnobotany and conservation of biological diversity for the welfare of human beings.