Bridging the Shencottah Gap: How Payments for Ecosystem Services Can Restore Biodiversity outside Protected Areas in India
Grantee Name: Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning
- Hotspot
- Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
- Location
- India
- Amount
- $499,443
- Dates
- Sep 2009 – Jun 2015
- Keywords
- Agroforestry, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Research, Wildlife management, Ecosystem resilience
Catalyze payments for ecosystem services mechanisms to strengthen ecological connectivity across the Shencottah Gap within the Periyar-Agastyamalai Corridor. Identify critical linkages for wildlife movement across the gap, and then target payments to private landholders and community groups to restore, enhance and secure wildlife habitats within them. Monitor the effectiveness of these mechanisms, leverage funding to ensure sustainability and promote replication elsewhere.
1 Enable action by diverse communities and partnerships to ensure conservation of key biodiversity areas and enhance connectivity in the corridors
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