LESSON PLAN
Name of the Lesson
Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Jharkhand
PMT
Sh. S.R. Natesha
Jharkhand
NAME OF THE COURSE:
TRAINING OF FRONTLINE STAFF OF FOREST DEPARTMENT
PARTICIPANTS:
All freshly recruited Foresters; graduate/post graduates
OBJECTIVE: At the end of the training the trainees will be able to:
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List at least 25 prominent Medicinal plants found in Jharkhand
Describe the basic concept of Medicinal plants conservation
Explain importance of Medicinal Plant Conservation
Describe steps involved in Medicinal plants Conservation
Prepare plan for Medicinal plant conservation in Jharkhand
BACKWARD LINKAGES:
1. Conservation Vs Preservation
2. Basic botany knowledge
FORWARD LINKAGES:
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Field visits and tours
Documentation of local traditional knowledge
Conservation of endangered medicinal plants
Use of advanced technology like cell culture, organ culture, tissue culture etc
TRAINING MATERIALS
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Computer
Overhead Projector
Flip chart
White/Black Board with Marker pen/chalk pieces
LIKELY QUESTIONS FROM THE TRAINEES
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What is the need for conservation of Medicinal plants?
What are the efforts taken by the government to conserve medicinal plants?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of ex situ conservation?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of in situ conservation?
What are the endangered medicinal plants found in Jharkhand?
What is Red Data Book?
Which are the agencies involved in Medicinal plant conservation?
S. No
Time
Topic
Details
Illustration
Visuals
About
floristic
diversity of
Jharkhand
and richness
of medicinal
plants
Movie
clipping on
biodiversity
conservation.
Minutes
1
15
Introduction
Self introduction,
Ascertaining level of
participants, Range of
coverage.
2
20
Curtain
Raiser/
Biodiversity status in
Jharkhand?
Warming up
What is Conservation?
General medicinal plant
diversity in Jharkhand and
in India.
PPT
3
20
List of
Important
Medicinal
plants found
in Jharkhand.
List and brief description
of major medicinal plants
of Jharkhand.
About local
traditional
knowledge
base and
Ayurveda
PPT, Flip
chart, Black
board/white
board.
4
15
Medicinal
plant
conservation
scenario in
India and in
Jharkhand
Documentation;
Production; Consumption;
Agencies involved in
conservation;
Conservation
efforts which
are taken up
in some parts
of the state
and country
PPT
5
20
Techniques/
methods in
conservation
Identification of areas rich
in Medicinal plants; Ex
situ vs In situ
conservation; Awareness
generation.
6
15
Preparation of
Plan for
medicinal
plants
conservation
in Jharkhand
Identification of need and
objectives; Status report
of conservation efforts;
documenting medicinal
plants found in Jharkhand;
ex situ 7 in situ
conservation of medicinal
plants; Awareness
generation; Cost – Benefit
analysis.
PPT, Flip
Chart, Black
Board/White
Board.
Plan
prepared by
Medicinal
plants board.
PPT, Flip
Chart, Black
Board/White
Board.
7
5
Total
Time
120
Minutes
Reinforcemen
t Quiz
About 10 Questions
Covering various aspects
of Medicinal plants
conservation.