This project was undertaken in an area, under the three villages of Adapanth, Bhamela and Vaniya Talai for comprehensive biodiversity conservation and to ensure sustainable livelihoods to the people.

The NGO undertook this project to establish a comprehensive model of biodiversity conservation and management by strengthening people?s institutions to sustain conservation efforts. Their major activities included development and protection of pasturelands - common and private; development of individual private plots, plantation and seed sowing, construction of dry stone masonry boundary wall and construction of check-dams for effective soil water conservation in upstream areas of watershed. Through pastureland development, they hoped that increased production of grass would help farmers start dairy activities that would provide them additional income. To further strengthen this process, they undertook to set up and strengthen milk collection centers and aid some families, purchase breed animals with support from the bank. In addition, the project aimed to construct low cost water harvesting structures to recharge some wells for irrigation and renovate some old wells with good potential for water. Finally, they also focused on promoting mutual learning and sharing experiences with other like-minded agencies and successful programmes through exposure tours.