Feedback from the Field: a close up critical view of Forest Rights Act
Phyllanthus emblica or Amla offers infinite medicinal value to human kind. Its biodiverse powers are yet to be fully discovered and understood by Humankind. By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Unedited Interview Transcripts of Chief of Village Forest Committee - VFC) Mr. Bommalinge Gowda of Muneshwara Swamy Grama Aranya Samiti, Jodagatte Iruligara Colony, Kalyani Palya, Marbal Hobli, Magadi Taluq, Ramnagar District Karnataka. “Because of Forest Rights Act, Medicinal Plants Conservation Area cannot flourish. Secondly, Savandurga is a rocky area. But habitat is ideal for propagation of “Makali Beru" - Decalepis hamiltonii. It is used extensively in making pickles in Karnataka and in Ayurvedic medicines and nutraceuticals. Our VFC’s initiatives included sustainable harvest of medicinal plants so as to propagate ex situ cultivation. Karnataka Medicinal Plants Authority has supported ex situ conservation / propagation / cultiv...