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Conserving the Sacred: An Eco-cultural Approach to Community Conservation in the Nilgiris District

Grantee Name: Keystone Foundation

Hotspot
Western Ghats
Location
India
Amount
$18,500
Dates
Oct 2011 – Feb 2013
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Monitoring and evaluation
Project is an engagement with local communities who have age-old associations with sacred groves. The documentation will cover both ecological dimensions as well as cultural dimensions of the groves. The focus will be on facilitating secure tenure over these groves for local communities, evolution of a local monitoring mechanism to regulate use, and partnerships with other stakeholders such as estates, the forest department and settler communities.
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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