Assessing Biodiversity Value of Production Landscapes and Non-Protected Forests on Sky Islands by Establishing Occurrence of Cryptic, Threatened Birds
Grantee Name: National Institute of Advanced Studies
- Hotspot
- Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
- Location
- India
- Amount
- $18,802
- Dates
- Jan 2011 – Jun 2013
- Keywords
- Research, Species Conservation, Landscape Resilience
Investigate how threatened and endemic bird species use remnant forest patches in shola habitats on sky islands that have been fragmented and disconnected by the formation of commercial plantations from a century ago. Provide species lists to private land-holders to increase awareness and value of their landscapes.
2 Improve the conservation of globally threatened species through systematic conservation planning and action
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