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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.

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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