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Five people stand amidst many potted plants.
NCF staff at their tree nursery, Valparai, Tamil Nadu, India.
© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff

Fostering Sustainable Agriculture Practices for Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity in Plantation Landscapes of Western Ghats

Grantee Name: Nature Conservation Foundation

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Location
India
Amount
$115,235
Dates
Sep 2009 – Dec 2011
Keywords
Agroforestry, Awareness, Capacity building, Certification
Demonstrate a market-based approach to enhancing ecological connectivity while
safeguarding agricultural production by introducing the Rainforest Alliance’s
"Sustainable Agriculture Standard" into tea and coffee estates in the Anamalai and
Mysore-Nilgiri corridors, raising awareness and promoting adoption of sustainable
agricultural practices, and developing a set of local indicators that adapts the Sustainable
Agriculture Standard to the context of the Western Ghats.
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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