Marine Turtle conservation and awareness through community participation in Maharashtra
The main objective of the project is in-situ and ex-situ protection of endangered Olive Ridley Turtles on Maharashtra Coastline; and promotion of alternate sustainable livelihood activities in the area.
A combination of strategies will be used to achieve the goals of the project:-
1. In situ and ex-situ conservation for immediate protection of nesting sites. This will directly help in conservation of Olive Ridley Turtle on west coast. About 50 nesting sites have already been identified in different parts and roughly 2000 hatchlings were protected per year. Project will help to reach further sites in remote places.
2. Networking with people and organizations.
3. Olive Ridley and other turtles have tendency to aggregate on some specific spots for nesting sites than other. Eg. Velas village in the organization?s work area has 31 nests out of 50 nests that the organization is protecting presently. So this village is of special significance for long term conservation. Such sites will be identified by survey methods. By using PRA methods and microplanning exercise, a detailed conservation and alternate livelihood plan will be developed for three sites.
A combination of strategies will be used to achieve the goals of the project:-
1. In situ and ex-situ conservation for immediate protection of nesting sites. This will directly help in conservation of Olive Ridley Turtle on west coast. About 50 nesting sites have already been identified in different parts and roughly 2000 hatchlings were protected per year. Project will help to reach further sites in remote places.
2. Networking with people and organizations.
3. Olive Ridley and other turtles have tendency to aggregate on some specific spots for nesting sites than other. Eg. Velas village in the organization?s work area has 31 nests out of 50 nests that the organization is protecting presently. So this village is of special significance for long term conservation. Such sites will be identified by survey methods. By using PRA methods and microplanning exercise, a detailed conservation and alternate livelihood plan will be developed for three sites.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra
Country:
India
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 34,593.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 106,000.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 1,550.00
Project Number:
SGP/GEF/IND/OP3/03/07/MS 24
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
1) Local communities will be active partners of the project hatcheries and nest monitoring will be conducted with the help of village volunteers.
2) Fishermen and other villagers will have a very good knowledge about nesting sites and related activities. So they will act as knowledgeable individuals.
3) The proposed network is of local CBOs and individuals interested in conservation. This network will possibly assure long term involvement of locals in conservation initiatives.
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Efforts will be conducted to promote Eco-tourism in selected areas, creating employement avenues for local youth. This will ensure survival of natural resouces by the beneficiaries.
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