Biodiversity conservation through addressing problems of human / elephant conflict by Kandurata Praja Sanvardana Kendraya
Community awareness and training programmes, growing a live fence of thorny bushes and trees for 5 km of the frequently atttacked areas of the village and successfully block the gap where the elephants enter the village, establishing plant nurseries and participatory planting and tending of the plants especially during the dry seasons. The village is bordering a strict nature reserve and is at a higher elevation - the area falls into the upcountry dry zone with minimum rainfall. The villagers grow crops with difficulty as water is scarce. Crop attacks by elephants during the dry season gives rise to drastic action by the villagers sometimes resulting in deaths of elephants.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Kandurata Praja Sanvardhana Kendraya
Country:
Sri lanka
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 10,318.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 723.00
Project Number:
SRL/01/014
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
50% male 50% female
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
N/A
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SGP Country office contact
Ms. Thanuja Dharmasena
Email:
Ms. Dilisha Gunawardena
Email:
Address
UNDP, 202-204, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, P.O. Box 1505
Colombo 7
Colombo 7
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