{
  "id": 639204,
  "title": "In India, sacred groves serve as vital nurseries for future forests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/in-india-sacred-groves-serve-as-vital-nurseries-for-future-forests",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T05:42:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/in-india-sacred-groves-serve-as-vital-nurseries-for-future-forests/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In India’s Western Ghats, sacred groves – small, community-protected forest patches dedicated to local deities – are far more effective at regenerating native tree species than surrounding village lands, according to a recent study, reports Mongabay’s Liz Kimbrough. For the study, a research team from the Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF) mapped and measured 82 […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}