Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Threatened and Endemic Freshwater Fish in the Southern Western Ghats: Improving Local Capacity to Link Conservation and Livelihoods

Grantee Name: Navadarsan Public Charitable Trust

Hotspot: Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
Location: India
Amount: $7,999
Dates: Jul 2013 – Jan 2015
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Freshwater, Monitoring and evaluation

Develop and implement a community-based monitoring program to assess the status and trends of endemic and threatened freshwater fish in Kulathupuzha Reserve Forest and Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, with the participation of local fishermen, gram sabhas (village councils) and the Kerala State Forest Department, and the assistance of participatory rural appraisal tools and monitoring methods.

Strategic Direction :

1 Enable action by diverse communities and partnerships to ensure conservation of key biodiversity areas and enhance connectivity in the corridors