Natural Resources Documentation for Conservation through People Biodiversity Register (PBR) In Variguntham Village, Medak District,Telangana, India

Abstract

Biological Diversity act 2002 proposed that every local body in India shall constitute a Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) with the purpose of promoting conservation, sustainable use of biological resources and fair, equitable sharing benefits of commercial utilization.The Telangana State Biodiversity Board (TSBB), has established Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC) in all villages for conservation of biodiversity and People Biodiversity Registers (PBR) were used to document the natural resources.In PBR, locals and technical support organizations document native biodiversity and bio-resources. The village resources, including its socioeconomic, historical, and cultural aspects as well as its natural habitats, are documented by the Biodiversity Management Committee. These habitats include lakes, springs, rare ecological habitat versatility, agro-physiological ecological systems, and ancient distinctive hydrogeological structures made possible by regional methods for managing surface water.The research study was taken up is the Variguntham village of Medak district in Telangana state in the year 2018-2019.The objective of the research was to document the resources of the village by adopting three PBR formats.Through PBR four categories of plant biodiversity have been documented, including 31 type of crops species, 13 type of weeds, 4 types of fruit plants and 13 types of a crop pest and animal biodiversity including one type.