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Bio Resource
Centre
An environmental education
facility for the local community with a focus on the teaching
of conservation, identification and use of indigenous medicinal
plants.
The Centre situated in
the Pitchandikulam Ethno Medicinal Forest with its demonstration
and thematic gardens provides:
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a library and database
to help with sustainable community planning
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a documentation of
the knowledge of more than 200 local healers
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the publishing of
a bio regional newsletter and teaching materials
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a display of photos,
seeds, posters, herbarium sheets, raw drugs and traditional
technologies
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an environmental video
production facility.
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