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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 and Sri Lanka
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$18,500
DATES
Nov 2011
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Feb 2013
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$18,500
DATES
Nov 2011
-
Feb 2013

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