Community-Based Conservation and Monitoring of Great Hornbills and Malabar Pied Hornbills and their Habitats of the Anamalai Part of Southern Western Ghats, India through Empowering the Endemic "Kadar" Tribe
Grantee Name: Amitha Bachan
- Hotspot
- Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
- Location
- India
- Amount
- $9,959
- Dates
- Aug 2009 – Oct 2010
- Keywords
- Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood), Species Conservation
Develop a long-term conservation strategy for hornbills and their habitat with the support of the Kadar tribe by assessing availability of hornbill nesting trees, nest characteristics, habitat details and threat factors. Activities include strengthening of ongoing participatory conservation activity in the Vazhachal forest division with the support of the Forest Department, the Kadar tribe and its community groups.
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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