Restoration of Degraded Tropical Rainforests and Abandoned Plantations, and Monitoring Recovery of Native Plants , Birds and Invertebrates in Southern Western Ghats, India
Restoration of Degraded Tropical Rainforests and Abandoned Plantations, and Monitoring Recovery of Native Plants , Birds and Invertebrates in Southern Western Ghats, India
The long term Goal of this project is to evolve strategies for the conservation of the degraded tropical rainforests of the western Ghats by ecological restoration involving more areas and private landowners in restoring degraded rainforest fragments in tandem with rigorous scientific research and monitoring of plants regeneration and bird population recovery and thereby impacts of local people on rain forests and incorporate this in future conservation planning. It will also carry out conservation education programme for the local communities particularly for school children.

 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Nature Conservation Foundation
Country:
India
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 35,475.20
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 78,227.36
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 2,300.00
Project Number:
SGP/GEF/IND/OP2/04/KAR09
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
- Increasing awareness has been effected through the diverse publications workshops and training programs and the Anamalai Nature Information Centre. - A number of articles have appeared in the media: available on the internet as well as in English and Tamil newspapers. The website of the Nature Conservation Foundation describing the project and containing publications is also regularly visited. The CD-ROM documentary about the project and related conservation issues (Fixing Fragmented Forests, in English and Tamil) has been widely screened locally for managers, Forest Department, as well as being aired on the local cable television channel. - Studying the nature and magnitude of human dependence on fuel wood and biomass from existing rain forest fragments in order to assess the needs and ecological impacts of local people on rain forests and incorporate this in future conservation planning. Ecological restoration of degraded habitats isnow regarded as an effective response to reduce and reverse the negative effects of forest loss, degradation, and fragmentation on native plant and animal species. Within India, as elsewhere, there has been little effort at restoration of forest ecosystems in contrast to widespread and often large programmes of ?afforestation? and tree planting. partnership with plantation companies has led to the description of restoration protocols and plant survival under varying site conditions. These results will be useful in restoring rainforests using mixed native species plantings in other regions, especially in south and south-east Asia, which we believe is a lasting contribution of global significance.
Capacity - Building Component
- capacity was build in between both within the implementing NGO as well as among local stakeholders. In the former case, this involved increase in trained field staff (currently, six trained field staff. - The Project including five from tribal communities, are employed on the project almost full time, besides hundreds of man-days of daily-wage employment to other trained tribal people annually), expansion and consolidation of office and library infrastructure including a library of educational and reference material for the conservation education program, and the establishment of a full-fledged Anamalai Nature Information Centre near Valparai. - The project built capacity among local stakeholders through workshops and training on rainforest conservation and restoration issues. Around 70 field staff and officers of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department from the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary have participated in locally-conducted workshops and field visits to nursery and restoration sites. - The engagement of local companies through formal MoUs and constant interaction with managers built awareness and fostered participation in these programmes. This has led to the establishment of two other rainforest plant nurseries (with staff that underwent instruction/training from this project?s staff): one with the Forest Department in Manamboli Range and another with Tata Coffee Ltd.
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Partnership

Rs.4,50,000/- (NGO) + Rs.10,99,600/- (Other agencies)

SGP Country office contact

Mr Manish Kumar Pandey
Email:
Ms Aradhana Goyal
Email:

Address

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), 6C Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road
New Delhi, Delhi, 110003