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Mundra Taluka Sacred Groves (regional)
Mundra taluka (18 villages), Kachchh district, Gujarat
India
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Regional cluster
- Location
- Mundra taluka (18 villages), Kachchh district, Gujarat
- Coordinates
- ~22.84°N 69.72°E
- Size
- 32 groves over ~12.77 ha
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Local deities; Hindu
- Community & Guardians
- Local Kachchhi villagers
- Vernacular name
- Devsthan (sacred grove)
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Sacred-tree protection; carbon sequestration
Plant species
16 tree species; Ficus benghalensis (max C, 5.84 t), Azadirachta indica, Syzygium cumini, Prosopis cineraria, Acacia catechu
Biome & fauna
Kachchh arid/semi-arid
Threats & protection
Religiously protected; carbon-sink value
Source
Alpesh & Mehta 2023, Current World Environment 18(1):343-349