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Give an example indicating local people working traditionally for conservation of forest.

One such example indicating local people working traditionally for conservation of forest is mention below:

•In the year 1731, Amrita Devi Bishnoi sacrificed her life along with 363 others for the protection of Khejri trees in Khejrali village near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.


•In her memory, the Government of India has recently instituted an Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award for wild life conservation.


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