Importance of Ecosystem Management Lesson in Garhwali Folktale

(A Research Review on Garhwali-Kumaoni –Haridwar Folk Literature)

                                (Folktales for Managers Series)

                          Management Lessons in Garhwali-Kumaoni Folktales -8

                Management Lessons in Garhwali –Kumaoni Folk Literature part -10

                     Research and Review by: Bhishma Kukreti

                In Garhwal, there were many sayings and precautions to save water and environment as never cut trees above water source, never do excrete human wastes into any form of water.

              The following folktale from Gangasalan Garhwal is very important tales for teaching new generation to pay attention of workplace hygiene and keeping clean ecosystem in locality.

 The folktale is as under -

                        Pani Suki Gyayi -Water Dried Away: A Garhwali Folktale

              Long back in Jaspur of Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal, d the water source was in the main village. The Jaspur inhabitants were happy. The people used to fetch water for their needs. The people used to irrigate filed and people of Jaspur used to produce onions and garlic from the nearby village fields. There was no need to take animals far for their thirst.   

  However, one day, the water dried away from the main village. The water source appeared itself one kilometer down of the village in west direction. Now, the villagers have to go another water source for water half the kilometer away in east direction.

 The reason was simple, a women having menstruation days. The terrible woman washed her menstruated clothes into water source. The water god cursed and water despaired. Now, that water source is down in west one kilometer away from Jaspur. 

We should never wash menstruated clothes into water source.

** This story is commonly remembered in village Jaspur whenever the water scarcity and water source is discussed.

                            Defining Ecosystem Management

   The ecosystem management is a process that conserves major ecological services, natural resources and at the same time caters the social economical and other needs of the region.

FEMT (1993) defines ecosystem management that s plan or strategy to manage ecosystem to provide all associated organisms, as opposed to a strategy or plan for managing individual species.  

Overbay (1992) defines ecosystem management that careful and skillful of ecological, economic, social and managerial principles in managing ecosystem to produce , restore or sustain ecosystem, integrity and desired conditions, uses, products,  values, and service over the long term.

 EPA (1994) defines ecosystem management that to restore and maintain the health sustainability and biological diversity of ecosystems while supporting sustainable economics and commerce.

              Benefits of Ecosystem Management

           Due to the protection of environment measures taken by society there is less loss of human beings and natural resources at the time o climate changes.

Ecosystem management enhances resilience and reduces vulnerability of food scarcity.

By effective ecosystem management the people get secured food supply.

By effective ecosystem management the society gets social well being facilities.

The effective ecosystem management reduces social disruption.

The effective ecosystem management reduces human pressure on ecosystem, hence reduces poverty.

          Seven Pillars of Ecosystem Management

   Famous environment expert Robert Lackey (1998) writes that there are seven pillars of effective ecosystem management –

1-The ecosystem management reflects continuous evolution of social values and priorities.

2- Ecosystem management is placed based

3- Ecosystem management should maintain ecosystem in the appropriate conditions for achieving the set goal.

4- Ecosystem management should take the ability of ecosystem to respond to variety of manmade or natural stresses.

5-Ecosystem management may or may not result in emphasis on biological diversity

6- The term ‘sustainability’ should be defined clearly.

7- Scientific information is important for effective ecosystem management.

 Above small write up about ecosystem management is proof that Garhwali folktales and literature is conscious of ecosystem management understand the procedure of ecosystem management.  

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti bckukreti@gmail.com  1/12/2013

     Notes on   Management Lessons in Garhwali –Kumaoni –Haridwar Folk Literature to be continued….

Management Lessons in Garhwali-Kumaon Folktales, Folk Stories, traditional Narratives, Community stories to be continued …

Research Review of Garhwali-Kumaoni Literature to be continued….

                  References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003

2-Anil Dabral, 2007, Garhwali Gadya Parampara,

3- Bhishma Kukreti, 2003, Salan Biten Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun

4- Bhishma Kukreti, October 2007, Gadhwali Lok kathaon ma Prabandh Shastra ki suchna, Chitthi Patrika (Lok Ktha Visheshank), Dehradun

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