Previously invested
CEPF's investment focused only on the Western Ghats portion of the hotspot and had a significant aggregate impact. One area in which the program was transformative was in supporting the emergence of an effective conservation movement in the region.
A number of high capacity conservation-focused civil society organizations were well established long before we arrived. While the CEPF investment enabled a number of smaller and newer organizations to grow in capacity and credibility, our most significant impact was arguably bringing together groups with complementary capacities and different (sometimes conflicting) perspectives around a common agenda. This was achieved through face-to-face meetings, a shared web-based platform and numerous small group interactions facilitated by CEPF's regional implementation team in the hotspot, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology & the Environment (ATREE).
In this way, the program promoted socially just conservation as a vehicle for long-term sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity in both protection and production landscapes.
The Western Ghats region of India is centered on a range of mountains that runs along the west coast. Although the area accounts for less than 6 percent of the national land area, it contains more than 30 percent of all plant, fish, herpetofauna, bird and mammal species found in the country.
Due in part to the varying effect of the yearly monsoons and the high mountain regions, this hotspot is home to a rich endemic assemblage of plants, reptiles and amphibians. Iconic mammal species—the Endangered Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and Endangered tiger (Panthera tigris) among them—are found here, too.
In addition to rich biodiversity, the Western Ghats are home to diverse social, religious and linguistic groups. The high cultural diversity of rituals, customs and lifestyles has led to the establishment of several religious institutions that strongly influence public opinion and the political decision-making process. The presence of hundreds of sacred groves and sacred landscapes in the region bears testimony to society’s commitment to conservation.
Bombay Natural History Society
Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Rural Agency for Social and Technological Advancement
Nature Conservation Foundation
Nature Conservation Foundation
Navadarsan Public Charitable Trust
Wildlife Trust of India
Strand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment
French Institute of Pondicherry
Green India Trust
Bombay Natural History Society
Action for Community Transformation India Foundation
Wildlife Research and Conservation Society
Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Keystone Foundation
Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning
Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Action for Community Organization, Rehabilitation and Development
Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra
Applied Environmental Research Foundation
Care Earth Trust
Keystone Foundation
Centre for Environment and Development
Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions
Action for Community Transformation India Foundation
Centre for Wildlife Studies
Nature Conservation Foundation
Biome Conservation Foundation
Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning
Zoo Outreach Organisation
Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Navadarsan Public Charitable Trust
Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Wildlife Research and Conservation Society
Snehakunja Trust
Environics Trust
Keystone Foundation
Applied Environmental Research Foundation
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
Centre for Environment and Development
Keystone Foundation
Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning
Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning
Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Keystone Foundation
Nature Conservation Foundation
National Institute of Advanced Studies
French Institute of Pondicherry
Strand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning
World Wide Fund for Nature
Snehakunja Trust
Devcharan Jathanna
Equitable Tourism Options
Asian Nature Conservation Foundation
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Wildlife Trust of India
Applied Environmental Research Foundation
Arulagam
International Union for Conservation of Nature
University of Delhi
Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning
Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Indian Institute of Science
Environics Trust
G. Krishna Prasad
Rainforest Alliance, Inc.
Action for Community Organisation, Rehabilitation and Development
Nature Conservation Foundation
Keystone Foundation
Cheryl Dwarka Nath
Wildlife Conservation Society
Action for Community Transformation India Foundation
Jayant Kulkarni
Narasimha Hegde
Palni Hills Conservation Council
Centre for Environment and Development
Robin Vijayan
Advait Edgaonkar
Meera Anna Oommen
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
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