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Building a Pro-Conservation Understanding among Communities in Uttara Kannada, Through Designing the Need-Based Environmental Literature and Educational Materials in Kannada
Grantee Name: 
Green India Trust
HOTSPOT
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
LOCATION
India
AMOUNT
US$17,522
DATES
Nov 2011
-
Mar 2013
KEYWORDS
Communication
Education
Stats
Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
LOCATION
India
AMOUNT
US$17,522
DATES
Nov 2011
-
Mar 2013
KEYWORDS
Communication
Education

Distill results of four CEPF projects in Uttara Kannada district to develop local-language environmental literature in a user-friendly style, including community primers and an environmental education blueprint. Address lack of environmental information in Kannada, which is a barrier to promoting pro-environmental behavior among local communities.

Strategic Direction: 2 Improve the conservation of globally threatened species through systematic conservation planning and action

Project Resources:
Final Project Report
English
pdf
275.81 KB
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