Sacred groves are specially useful in Preventing soil erosion, Conserving rare and threatened species, Generating environmental awareness, Year-round flow of water in rivers.

Sacred groves are a method for in-situ conservation of biodiversity and conserving rare threatened species. Sacred groves of India are forest fragments of varying sizes, which are communally protected, and which usually have a significant religious connotation for the protecting community. Hunting and logging are usually strictly prohibited within these patches. Other forms of forest usage like honey collection and deadwood collection are sometimes allowed on a sustainable basis. Sacred groves did not enjoy protection via federal legislation in India. Some NGOs work with local villagers to protect such groves.