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Conservation of rare, endangered and threatened species in fast degrading Bettaland through protection of species, plant enrichment and wetland creation in Siddapur taluq of North Kanara district

Project Activities:
- Undertake the preservation of the natural resources mainly land, water, vegetation to sustain life on the said lands
- Maintaining ecosystem and to prevent exploitation of these resources by some section of the society and ensuring equitable distribution

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Grantee:

Manuvikasa

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation
Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)

Grant Amount:

US$ 33,487.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 130,638.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 62,999.00

Project Number:

IND/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/MF/2013/13/KAR05

Start Date:

7/2013

End Date:

7/2015

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Policy Impact

Effective collaboration between community and government departments such as Forest department, Panchayat Raj and horticulture department in 21 core villages and 225 small villages and benefit to 24000 hector of Betta Land. Influence government and policy makers to work with Betta land protection in Siddapur Taluq through media and direct approach. Under the circumstances the technology will be accepted and may form a part of the State Government policies. The technology will also refuse confidence in the minds of the local officials.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Knowledge of indigenous people of Betta Land will be enriched to create micro climatic condition to develop evergreen species.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Published and circulated the information booklet on sustainable management of Betta Land. Preparation and distribution of information booklet on effective management of Betta land to all Gram Panchayat and field level forest official. Media will be used to promote the Betta land protection.

Gender Focus

The main target group in the project region are farmers and specially women from all the community living in the area in which the project will be executed. The project will rejuvenates the degrading Betta land in terms of control of soil erosion and control bio-diversity loss. The project reduces the dependency of community on Betta land for firewood and ensures food security of human beings and wild life.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project aims at conservation of rare, endangered and threatened species in fast degrading Betta land through protection of species, plant enrichment and wetland creation. Protection and conservation of 08 globally threatened plant and 03 wild animal species in Betta land of Siddapur Taluq. Upgradation of 4000 hectors of land with involvement of Betta users in 100 villages. These objectives will contribute to the government?s goal to promote economic growth, reduce poverty and protect the environment. Decrease dependency of the community on Betta land for fire wood through promotion of 25 smokeless energy efficient cook stoves. Improving NTFP (Non Timber Forest Produces) species and fruit bearing trees in Betta land to improve food security of humans and animals as well as income of the community.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project will adopt various conservational activities such as farmer to farmer genetic material exchange, farmer?s fair, etc. The project will promote annual fair of NTFPs to promote the traditional products as a sign of utilizing bio diversity as source of income for local community. Workshops will be organized. Betta users forum will be launched for the improvement of Betta land.

Notable Community Participation

The youth groups along with the NGO will help in reducing carbon emissions and mitigate climate change through up-gradation of Betta land at local and global level.

Capacity - Building Component

Training courses will be organized to improve the local community skills on conservation, sustainability use and management of nurseries. The project will enhance the local community awareness on the significance of conserving the genetic resources of target tree.

Project Results

* Conducted 05 Garama Sabha covering 09 Gram Panchayaths with 130 members. Organized capacity building and promoted 15 Betta users group and enrolled 127 members in them. SHG members will be involved in nursery raining. The NGO has developed at two places the community/SHG managed nurseries and nearly 8600 plants raised and planted of different species; sandlewood; jackfruit; mango; Arjun and other species.
* 112 tanks constructed and used by the farmers for crop improvement of around 500 acres of land which will raise the water and the moisture level of the land. This will lead to an additional cropping intensity for an area of nearly 4500 Hac.
* 116 water harvesting structures have been constructed against the target of 45. Deshpande Foundation evaluated the work and extended a grant of Rs 40 lacs in 2014 and Rs 28 lacs in 2015 to widen the tanks formation, SHG training and for adopting SRI techniques. The GIVE India had also contributed in scaling up of 29 more tanks.
* 67 smokeless cook stoves were constructed (to make the project sustainable concept of revolving fund was initiated i.e. the cost of the smokeless cook stoves were given to the communities as loan and recovered from them on monthly basis for a year. After recovering the overall amount, again that amount is given to new beneficiary under the same model. The reduction of the usage in wood quantity is almost 73% compared to the prior usage. Thus they are saving 1253 MTs in 3 years ie 2480 Mts of Co2.
* The NGO has established links with educational system for providing free education to the poor children. (366 orphan children and 148 poor children).

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