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Motivating the Local Communities through Documentary Movie Campaign to Evolve Long-Term Conservation Strategies in the Community and Private Reserves and Achieve Conservation Outcomes at Unprotected Sites in Malnad-Kodagu Corridor

Grantee Name: Samvada

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Location
India
Amount
$19,729
Dates
Apr 2011 – Oct 2012
Keywords
Communication, Hydropower
Identify and evaluate the community-induced threats to biodiversity sites in Malnad-Kodagu Corridor. Suggest locally adaptable threat mitigation mechanisms in a documentary film, and promote protection of biodiversity sites from major landscape level threats, like proposed mega- and mini-hydroelectric projects, through screenings among local communities and different stakeholders.
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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