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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.

Strategic Direction :

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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