Pitchandikulam 

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:

• a library and database to help with sustainable community planning

• a documentation of the knowledge of more than 200 local healers

• the publishing of a bio regional newsletter and teaching materials

• a display of photos, seeds, posters, herbarium sheets, raw drugs and traditional technologies

• an environmental video production facility.