Bio-cultural Community Protocol of the Baigas, Traditional Healers’ Community, Tatidhar Village, Marwahi Forest Division, Chhattisgarh
Bio-cultural Community Protocol of the Baigas, Traditional Healers’ Community, Tatidhar Village, Marwahi Forest Division, Chhattisgarh
February 6, 2013
The report aims to protect the rich traditional knowledge of the Baigas community, a primitive tribal group, on the healing properties of medicinal plants found in the forests near their villages. It also seeks to promote more equitable agreements on benefits sharing of natural resources and the associated traditional knowledge with third parties.