Involving Local Ethnic Communities in Monitoring Key Biodiversity Information and the Important Forest Resources They Depend on in the Dandeli and Anamalai Parts of Western Ghats, India

Involve local ethnic communities in participatory conservation and monitoring of key biodiversity and important forest resources in the Anamalai and Dandeli areas, guided by experience from an earlier grant based in Vazhachal Forest Division, whose activities will be sustained and expanded. Empower community members to monitor resources, such as major NTFP trees, hornbill nesting trees, and endangered and endemic species.